India/China Review

Where did the 1st civilization of India arise?

• Along the Ganges River

• Along the Indus River

Which physical feature separates India from the rest of Asia?

• Himalayas

• Gobi Desert

What did early farming villages in India depend on?

• summer monsoon

• summer typhoon

Where did the people of the Indus Valley store their surplus crops?

• citadels

• granaries

How did the Aryans measure their wealth?

• in horses

• in cattle

How did people in Aryan society enter a certain caste?

• They inherited their caste.

• They had to pass a test.

Where did Aryan kingdoms develop by 500 B.C.?

• Brahmaputra Plain

• Ganges Plain

According to Hinduism, which of the following is the supreme spiritual force?

• Brahman

• Vishnu

According to Hinduism, what determines how a person is reborn?

• karma

• dharma

How did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?

• He studied with gurus.

• He meditated.