Ancient India

The ancient Vedic religion of India was polytheistic, meaning it involved the worship of many gods.

• True

• False

The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are examples of what type of literature?

• romance novel

• play

• epic poem

• pulp fiction

After achieving enlightenment under the bodhi tree, Gautama Siddhartha became known as the

• Messiah

• Savior

• Buddha

• Prime Mover

Karma is the action, good or bad, that leads to rebirth in the next life.

• True

• False

Reincarnation means rebirth in a subsequent life.

• True

• False

The terms moksha and nirvana refer to a belief that no one will ever escape the continuous cycle of reincarnation.

• True

• False

dharma is the Sanskrit term meaning 'law' or 'teaching'.

• True

• False

The Buddha's teachings called the Four Noble Truths teach that human beings need to face the fact of human suffering.

• True

• False

The Emperor Ashoka adopted what religion as the official religion of his empire?

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

The Indian number system had no concept of either zero or place value.

• True

• False