Ancient India & Review Part 2

According to Hindu belief, the concept that good or bad actions in this life affect a person in the next life is known as what?

• moksha

• karma

• reincarnation

• dharma

According to Hindu belief, what is moksha?

• the belief that actions determine the fate of a person

• the religious ceremony accompanying a wedding

• the religious law governing the justice system

• the release from the cycle of death and rebirth

In the field of medicine, ancient Indians invented what?

• acupuncture

• medication

• diagnostic

• surgical

Who was the Buddha before his enlightenment?

• Ayurveda

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Confucius

What do Buddhists believe they need to do to achieve nirvana?

• read the Upanishads

• follow the fourfold path

• follow the eightfold path

• read the Vedas

According to Hindu belief, which means rebirth in a new physical body?

• moksha

• reincarnation

• karma

• dharma

According to Hindu belief, what is dharma?

• the belief that actions come back on people

• moral and religious law that defines the caste sysem

• the belief that everyone lives many lives.

• moral and religious law that governs behavior

1. written in Sanskrit

2. includes poems, prayers, myths, and hymns

3. broken into four parts including the Samhitas, Brahmans, Aranyakas, and the Upanishads

Which collection of religious texts is described above?

• the Vedas

• the Puranas

• the Analects

• the Sutras

Which of the following achievements has been linked to scientists from Ancient India?

• the first creation of an accurate calendar

• the development of the first written language

• the earliest use of copper and tin to make bronze

• the discovery that the Earth is round.

1. Suffering comes from strong desire.

2. Many things cause suffering.

3. There is an end to suffering.

4. There is a way to end suffering.

These teachings are a part of which religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• Confucianism