Chapter 9 Test

In India's leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.

• ama

• guru

This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Vishnu

The dry highlands found in central India are known as the

• Deccan Plateau

• Ganges Plain

Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support

• the jati social system

• life after death

Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

• Ashoka

• Lakshmi

Ahimsa is a key value of

• Altruism

• Jainism

Which of the following determine a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India?

• ahimsa

• jati social system

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desires?

• Buddhism

• Judaism

The belief that people pass through many lives is called

• dharma

• reincarnation

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

• Asia

• South America