Copy of Unit 3 Quiz: India

What were the major cities in the Indus River Valley known for?

• They had a well planned grid pattern.
• Religious temples.
• Their trade and markets
• Their stadiums for entertainment.

The earliest Indus River Valley citizens' religion was:

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Polytheistic-including a mother goddess of creation and images of sacred animals.
• Judaism

What was the importance of the Hindu caste system?

• Determines the types of food they eat.
• Establishes the basis for Buddhist Society
• Determines where everyone lives.
• Establishes the basis for Hindu society

Which of the following is NOT true of the Vedas?

• Written in Sanskrit
• The oldest scriptures of Buddhism
• The oldest scriptures of Hinduism
• Includes poems, prayers, and the Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Which of the following is NOT an achievement of Indian Culture?

• Found a vaccine for smallpox.
• 7 day week and days divided into hours
• invented gunpowder
• created modern numerals, including the concept of zero

What caused the decline of the Gupta Empire

• Civil Wars, weak rulers, and invaders.
• Disease
• Famine
• Lack of trade

How was the government organized in India?

• Strong central government with power left in the hands of individual leaders
• Weak central government with power left in the hands of the individual leaders.
• Strong central government with no power left in the hands of individual leaders.
• Weak central government with no power left in the hands of individual leaders.

BONUS: Is there anything else you know about Ancient India that you would like to share with me?