Ancient India

What is one fact about monsoon winds?

• They sometimes blow only in the spring.

• They happen every year.

• They always bring disaster to farmers.

• They have no effect on daily life in India.

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of . . .

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

______________ became known as the Buddha.

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Vedas

• Dalai Lama

• Stupas

Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems and prayers are called . . .

• Stupas

• Guru

• Buddha

• Vedas

Most Indus Valley people lived __________________________.

• large cities

• small towns

• farming villages

• large ranches

Which of the following correctly describes Hindu epics?

• They were examples of ancient Indian architecture.

• They taught correct and acceptable behavior.

• They were the only works written in Sanskrit.

• They were never written down.

Reincarnation is ____________________________________.

• Hindu prayers

• language of the Vedas

• personal duty

• the rebirth of the soul

Dharma refers to one's ________________________________

• family status

• personal duty

• nirvana

• prayer life

India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called ________.

• Monsoons
• Trade Winds
• North winds
• Typhoons

According to Buddhism, the end of suffering in life is called _______.

• The Noble Truth
• Nirvana
• Dharma
• Reincarnation