Ancient India/China Review

Who brought the caste system to India?

• Mauryans

• Persians

• Aryans

• None of the above

During the Aryan migration to the Indo-Gangetic plains, what texts were brought that became the first religious texts of Hinduism?

• A. Bhagavad Gita
• B. Upanishads
• C. Vedas
• D. Ramayana

Label the caste system

a

b

c

d

Kshatriyas

Brahmins

Vaishyas

Sudras

In Hindu society, to know one’s role and fulfill it is called fulfilling your ___________.

• A. Dharma
• B. Karma
• C. Moksha
• D. Samsara

Describe Samsara.

• A. The state of ultimate bliss
• B. The cycle of death and rebirth
• C. The law of moral causation
• D. The duty of one's caste

What is the ultimate goal of a Hindu who is in the Caste System?

• A. To become a Brahmin
• B. To achieve Dharma
• C. To attain Moksha
• D. To accumulate wealth

The caste system in ancient India was characterized by...

• Tolerating various religious beliefs

• Equality between men and women

• A lack of social mobility

• The right of people to choose their occupations

What major religion did Siddhartha Gautama start?

• A. Hinduism
• B. Jainism
• C. Buddhism
• D. Sikhism

The development of this crop allowed China to become the most populated and powerful civilization of the pre-modern era

• Rice

• Potatoes

• Corn

• Silk

During his meditation, Siddhartha Gautama came to the realization that All life is _____________ and the root of that is ______________.

• A. Happiness; desire
• B. Suffering; desire
• C. Peaceful; ignorance
• D. Joyful; attachment