Ancient India

This geographic feature kept India isolated from the rest of Asia and protected from invaders.

• Indus River

• Himalaya Mountains

• Ganges River

• Gobi Desert

Where did the first people who came to India settle?

• Ganges River Valley

• Nile River Valley

• Indus River Valley

• Deccan Plateau

Which two major world religions began in India?

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Judaism

• Buddhism and Christianity

• Buddhism and Islam

The strict social class system of India

• Upanishads

• dharma

• karma

• caste system

What is one of the holy texts of Hinduism?

• Sutras

• Bible

• Upanishads

• Qur'an

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

• Abraham

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Muhammad

• Jesus Christ

Buddhists believe that the way to end human suffering is to

• worship many gods

• gain wealth through hard work

• exercise and eat healthy food

• give up all selfish desires

Hindus believe that faithful followers of the religion

• will be rewarded in their next life

• will be reborn as the god Shiva

• cannot escape from the cycle of life and death

• will be reborn as a pig

What is one way that Hinduism differs from all other major world religions?

• Believers rely on only one sacred text.

• It has developed fairly recently.

• It has two co-founders.

• It has no single founder.

The rebirth of the soul into the body of another living thing is called

• missionary

• dharma

• reincarnation

• philosophy