India Part 1-Empires

Which culture made bronze statues?

• Harappan

• Neanderthal

• Persian

• Sumerian

Arab merchants borrowed the mathematical idea they called Safira from India. Western societies then borrowed the idea from merchants and scholars in the Arab world. What was the idea that spread in this way?

• the equal sign

• the symbol for zero

• the base sixty system

• the multiplication tables

Which statement BEST describes the early years of the reign of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka?

• He was forced to give up some of his power to city-states.

• He often made war to gain control over more land and people.

• He created schools and libraries to spread ideas from China and Greece.

• He adopted Buddhism as the official religion and made other faiths illegal.

The sacred writings of Hinduism are called the

• Bible

• Qur'an

• Torah

• Vedas

Which characteristic of early Aryan culture best indicates that they were nomadic?

• the inability to read or write

• the lack of permanent homes

• the development of a military.

• the use of horses to herd cattle.

Gupta mathematicians created symbols for the numbers 0-9. They were known as

• Hindu-Arabic numerals

• Arabic numerals

• Hindu numerals

• the Dewey Decimal system

What river provided water to the most densely populated areas of India?

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Nile River

Which symbols came from ancient India?

• ? ! ; "" ,

• 1 2 3 4 5

• A B C D E

• I II III IV V

What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India's history?

• The brought Brahmanism and sanskrit to India, which eventually turned into Hinduism.

• They destroyed the Harappans' culture and civilization.

• They were the first to farm India.

• They were excellent city developers.

Which river empties into the Arabian Sea and provided water for Pakistan's farmlands?

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Nile River