AC Chapter 7 Test Ancient India

Why is India’s climate generally warm?

• Winter monsoons bring warm winds from the south.

• Waters of the Indian Ocean warm the nearby land.

• Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India.

• Rain from the Arabian sea warms India.

At which location did the Harappan probably conduct religious rituals?

• marketplaces

• mountain tops

• courtyards

• public baths

What was the main goal of people who followed Buddhism as the Buddha taught it?

• missionary work

• reincarnation

• meditation

• reaching nirvana

What is the most important text of Hinduism?

• the Bhagavad Gita

• the Eightfold Path

• the Mahabharata

• the Vedas

What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India’s history?

• Their practices developed into Hinduism and the caste system.

• They destroyed the Harappans’ culture and civilization.

• They were first to farm in India.

• Their leader united India under one rule and set of laws.

Under which ruler did India's golden age of great accomplishments take place?

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta II

• Siddartha Gautama

What was the most important accomplishment of Chandragupta?

• uniting Aryan kingdoms into an empire

• spreading Buddhist teachings

• determining the number of days in a year

• writing the Bhagavad Gita

What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?

• the worship of many gods

• a belief in reincarnation

• the holy teachings of the Vedas

• the teachings of the dharma

The life and beliefs of which Indian leader inspired Martin Luther King, Jr?

• Asoka

• the Buddha

• Siddartha Gautama

• Mohandas Gandhi

Which comes from Ancient India?

• addition and subtraction

• algebra

• the numerals 1 thru 9

• the multiplication tables