Ancient India 6th Grade World History

Farming, transportation, and trade in the Indus Valley were dependent on:

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Monsoons

• Lakes

The Aryans were the first Indians to develop

• Foreign Trade

• Indoor Plumbing

• Major Cities

• Written Language

In the Indian caste system, your karma was largely decided by

• Whether you were reincarnated.

• Whether you followed your dharma

• Whether you learned the Four Noble Truths

• Whether you belonged to a jati.

Buddhism appealed to a wider range of people than Hinduism because

• Buddhists believed in many gods

• The Buddha traveled to many places

• Buddhism treated all people equally

• Buddhist poetry was beautiful

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Judaism

Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as "the Preserver"?

• Ashoka

• Brahma

• Shiva

• Vishnu

Which of the following determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India?

• ahimsa

• British colonial rule

• caste system

• the Eightfold Path

In India's leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city

• ama

• Guru

• Raja

• Suttee

An Indian Prince:

• Ama

• Guru

• Raja

• Suttee

Followers of Mahayana Buddhism believe that

• all enlightened people go to heaven

• people will only get to heaven by first reaching nirvana

• the Eightfold path is too difficult for most people to follow

• the Buddha was a great teacher