Ancient india, Hinduism, and Buddhism

Which major river supports life in India?

• Indus

• Tigris

• Nile

• Yangtze

What is a planned city?

• highest in an ancient city

• a city where people move place to place

• a Greek city-state

• city built with specific layout in mind

Who were the first to invade the Indus Valley Civilization?

• The Assyrians

• The Babylonians

• The Egyptians

• The Aryans

Which religion has several thousand gods and believes in reincarnation?

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

Siddartha Gautama was the founder of which religion?

• Jainism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

A theocracy is ...

• a government with two or. more rulers

• a government with a king or queen

• a government where the citizens choose their leader

• a government where the religious leaders are also the political leaders

What was the caste system?

• a rigid social hierarchy

• a method of irrigation

• how the leaders were chosen

• the set of laws that Ancient Indians followed

What is the ultimate goal of existence according to Buddhists?

• for the soul to be reunited with Brahman

• To go to Heaven

• to reach Nirvana

• To join Odin in Valhalla

The Maurya Empire's greatest ruler was...

• Asoka

• Nebuchadnezzar

• David

• Ramses II

Asoka had thousands of Stupas built to help spread what religion?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Judaism