Indian history

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Yellow River

• Yangtze

What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?

• circle of life

• wheel of life

• wheel of fortune

• wheel of destiny

Language of ancient India

• Sanskrit

• Nepalese

• Persian

• Aryan

Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.

• Asoka

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Kalidasa

TRUE or FALSE?

Hindus believe all religions to be equally true and equally false.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name?

• Vedas

• Sutras

• Scrolls of Hinuism

• Buddha's biography

What religion is built on works and moral behavior and states that once a man has absolutely freed himself from his selfish cravings, he enter into "nirvana," the state of absolute peace and happiness where one loses himself into nothingness?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Taosim

The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the

• Buddhists

• Brahmins / Brahmans

• Sudras / Shudras

• Aryans

What was the city of Harappa named after?

• The river

• Indian god

• The mountains

• The first leader

What city was 400 miles south of Harappa?

• Mahonjo-Daro

• Central Asia

• Arabia

• China