Entire Ancient India

What is the definition of sanskrit?

• Laws

• going without food

• the most well known language of ancient India

• division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation

What is the caste system?

• Laws

• going without food

• the most well known language of ancient India

• division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation

The founder of Buddhism is . . .

• Asoka

• Jains

• Siddhartha Guatama

• Chadragupta

The list here describes:

• The Harappans

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

India gets its name from the _________ River, which ironically is no longer located within the current borders of the country.

• Yangtze

• Nile

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus

Which major religion from ancient India helped to support the caste system?

• Polytheism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

"Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. No one can escape it." This principle is a part of which religion?

• Hinduism

• Vedic

• Jainism

• Buddhism

The holy texts of the Hindus are known as:

• Ahimsa

• Karma

• The Four Noble Truths

• The Vedas

Buddha wanted to find the answer to . . .

• reincarnation

• human suffering

• meditation

• death

The twin capital cities of the ancient Indus River Valley Civilization were:

• Mohenjo-Daro and Mesopotamia

• Mohenjo-Daro and Raja

• Raja and Harappa

• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa