Ancient India Study Guide

India's two greatest rivers are?

• Yangtze and Indus

• Ganges and Indus

• Yangtze and Ganges

• Yenisei and Indus

Ancient language of India?

• hieroglyphics

• pictographs

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

What is the relationship between the Aryan caste system and the teachings of Hinduism?

• Through reading and practicing the Vedas, a person would be able to move through the Aryan caste system.

• According to Hinduism, it was the caste system that determined where the person would be reincarnated in their next life.

• A person needed to practice the teachings of Hinduism to be reincarnated to a different caste.

• A person would only leave a caste if they had practiced the teachings of Hinduism and memorized all of the Vedas.

Hindus and Buddhists believe strongly in reincarnation. What is this?

• A belief that one’s soul will be reborn into something else upon that person’s death.

• A belief that there is no God.

• A belief that there is no afterlife.

• A belief that one can live whatever they want without being affected.

The chart below shows the Caste System and Dalit.

Which statement best describes the Caste System in ancient India?

• Priests were considered more important than kings.

• Commoners held a higher social status than merchants and landowners.

• The members of one caste can move to a different caste level within one lifetime.

• The members of one caste could marry into a more important caste to increase their

  quality of life.

Buddhism was created after Hinduism, as such it borrows many ideas and beliefs from Hinduism. Which one of the below does it borrow?

• The idea of Brahman

• The belief in Karma

• The Belief in Reincarnation

• The idea of Castes

Which empire brought a Golden age to India and many advancements such as the Iron pillar at Delhi?

• Mauryan Empire

• Gupta Empire

• Ashoka Empire

• Samudra Empire

Which of the following happened in India during the Gupta Empire?

• India became home to over 10 million people.

• India entered a golden age where they had many advances in literature, art, math, science, and medicine.

• India became a place where people were so devoted to their religion that they had no time to do anything else

• India developed new ways of studying architecture.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?

• The Dalai Lama

• Lakshmi

• . Sarawati

• Siddhartha Gautama

One of the reasons Ashoka, a leader of the Mauryan Empire, was important was because:

• he practiced Hinduism and didn't let anyone practice other religions

• he wanted to start his own religion

• he kiled lots of people and rejected all faiths

• he gave up violence and became a follower of Buddhism