India Test Review

The understanding that Ancient India had of the sun is a star and the planets

• Biology

• Astronomy

• geology

• Ancient History

When your soul lives many times

• Pharaoh

• Reincarnation

• Forest of Duat

• Tomb

People who journey to other lands for the purpose of teaching others about their religion.

• wanderers

• missionaries

• nomads

• god/goddess

This is how you are ranked in society determined by karma from a previous life.

• Karma

• Nirvana

• Meditation

• Caste System

What religion is most prominent in India?

• Sikhism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

The mountains that are in Northern India are..

• Adirondaks

• Caucus

• Himalayas

• Indus

What valley did the Harappan civilization develop?

• Euphrates

• Indus

• Ganges

• Nile

The Aryan's thought this was very important in the Caste System.

• helping people from lower castes to rise up

• moving to a lower castes to rise up

• Following the strict rules of the caste system

• Interacting with people of different castes

The Buddha would agree that

• Suffering comes from not having what ones want

• People are only happy when they have many material possession

• Nirvana is achieved by being born wealthy parents

• Buddhists should follow the strict rules of the caste system

What did Candragupta Maurya do to achieve the first Indian Empire?

• promoted religious tolerance for all of his people

• developed a large army that was supported by the tax system

• separated the subcontinent into small territories.

• shared command of his army with Alexander the Great