Ancient India Quiz pt. 2

This religion grew out of the diverse ideas and practices of the Vedic culture, and is the third largest religion in the world

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Long narrative poems. The Mahabharata and Ramayana are examples.

• Epic Poems

• Self Poems

Hindus believe the soul is eternal and is reborn into different bodies over different life cycles. This is called ______________

• Civilization

• Yoga

• Reincarnation

According to Hindu beliefs, people's thoughts and actions create _________, which determines the kind of life into which they'll be reborn.

• Mistakes

• Reincarnation

• Karma

Good thoughts and actions are said to be in accordance with ________, or the way of righteous conduct.

• Vishnu

• Dharma

• Epic Poems

A series of practices intended to help a person achieve spiritual insight, and involves the desire to seek and know the truth is called ________.

• Religion

• Caste

• Yoga

He was the king of the powerful north Indian kingdom called Magadha. This kingdom grew to become the Maurya empire.

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Chandragupta Maurya

This ruler was Chandragupta's grandson, and at first he ruled with great cruelty and violence. Later, he converted to Buddhism and spread peace and Buddhist principles.

• Hammurabi

• Darius I

• Asoka

A leader in Magadha who arose around 320 A.D. and established an empire that brought India almost 200 years of political stability, peace, and prosperity.

• Chandra Gupta I

• Yoga

• Shiva

__________ was the greatest poet in Chandra Gupta II's court and one of India's greatest writers.

• Shakespeare

• Kalidasa

• Ramses the Great