Ancient India

The first ruler to promote Buddhism.

• Sargon

• Ramses

• Ashoka

• Hatshepsut

Which new, long lasting innovation was an improvement over previous systems?

• Zero and infinity

• multiplication tables

• infinity and prime numbers

• number lines

What are monsoon winds?

• winds that are dry and come from the Himalayan Mountains

• dry and wet winds that determine the farming season of India

• winds that are wet and come from the Indian Ocean

• The migration path of the Aryans

What is the belief that when people die they are reborn?

• varna

• karma

• afterlife

• reincarnation

What is the sacred text of Buddhism?

• Tripitaka

• Vedas

• Book of the Dead

• Hebrew Bible

Which in NOT true about the first cities of Ancient India?

• sanitation and sewer systems ran along a grid pattern out of the city

• Houses were made out of sun dried bricks

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were two of the first cities

• created a food surplus by teaching boys to hunt

What borders the subcontinent of India to the South

• Indian Ocean

• China Sea

• Himalayan Mountains

• All of the above

Which caste of people were priests in Ancient India?

• Kshatryia

• Viasya

• Sudra

• Bhramin

How did Siddhartha learn about suffering in the world?

• He had visions while he slept

• A disease killed his father

• Siddhartha went outside the palace

• His dad was really mean

Which river is considered sacred to the Hindu?

• Indus

• Ganges

• Nile

• Euphrates