2024 3rd Nine Weeks Unit Assessment

Scholars have determined that the first Indo-Aryans

• entered India across the Himalayas.
• came from Southern India.
• were the original inhabitants of India.
• migrated to India from Central Asia.

Before the Shang kingdom arose, Chinese civilization consisted of

• isolated communities nestled in the mountains.
• small farming villages along the Huang River.
• large and wealthy cities.
• towns and farms in northern China.

Agriculture on the Indian subcontinent depends heavily on the

• summer monsoon.
• winter monsoon.
• river system.
• cool climate.

The early Hindu religious leaders who left their homes to think and talk about religious ideas were called

• Brahmins.
• Upanishads.
• Mahabharates.
• gurus.

The Buddha detailed the steps toward achieving nirvana in

• the Eightfold Path.
• the Four Noble Truths.
• the Middle Way.
• the Three Qualities.

The most famous of the scriptures describing early Aryan religion in the

• Rig-Veda.
• Upanishad.
• Ramyana.
• Mahabharata.

Which of the following was invented in India?

• kite-flying
• the symbol for zero
• the wheel
• the modern banking system

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

• the Dalai Lama
• Lakshmi
• Sarawati
• Siddhartha Gautama

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

• Brahman
• Indra.
• Krishna.
• Siva.

The key element of Jainism is ahimsa, which means

• all old men become gods.
• there are many gods to worship.
• cats are to be protected as gods.
• there should be nonviolence towards all living things.