Classical India

In the Hindu religion, it is believed your good and bad actions are your:

• Karma
• Nirvana
• Illusion
• Sanskrit

Which of these is a Hindu belief?

• Anyone can achieve nirvana.
• A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
• An individual does not have a soul.
• Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
  

Reincarnation

• A world beyond existence.
• Good deeds lead to good life.
• The belief in many Gods.
• Souls pass into other humans or animals after death.

Who came to be known as the Buddha?

• Asoka
• Chandragupta Maurya
• Chandra Gupta II
• Siddhartha Gautama

In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain that comes from complete understanding is known as

• dharma.

• moksha.

• nirvana.

• sangha.

Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs about

• reincarnation.

• the cycle of history.

• the caste system.

• perfect understanding.

Which of these groups was the highest-ranking in the caste system in ancient India?

• the nobility

• warriors and soldiers

• merchants and businessmen

• priests and religious scholars

Which of these is MOST true of the caste system in ancient India?

• it was based on the Buddhist religion

• women dominated society in ancient India and held many important positions in society

• individuals were not allowed to move up in society regardless of their individual abilities

• society was very fluid, and individuals could move up or down in society depending on how their personal abilities

Who was the Founder of the Mauryan Empire?

• Candragupta Maurya

• Ashoka Maurya

• Taylor Swift Maurya

• Chandragupta II

Ashoka the Great of the Mauyran Empire, attempted to rule his kingdom using which religious principles?

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Daoism