Topic 4 Ancient India

Which continent is India located?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Why is India a subcontinent?

• It is so big in needs to be its own contient.

• It is geographically separated from the rest of the main continent.

• It does not have its own government, so it can not be a real continent.

• It has only two seasons, so does not qualify to be a continent.

These seasonal winds affected farming in India?

• Northerners

• Monsoons

• Straight Winds

• Hurricane Winds

Which of the following are two mountain ranges located in India?

• Himalayas

• Rocky

• Cascade

• Hindu Kush

Being reborn in a new body or form after death

• Karma

• Sabbath

• Sacred

• Reincarnation

Where does human suffering come from?

• From nature

• Desire and want

• evil and fear

• unmet expectations

The final goal for Hindus, liberation from reincarnation. 

• moksha
• epic poem
• Brahman
• guru

What is the world's oldest religion that developed in India with no single founder?

• Buddhism

• Hindiusm

• Varna

• Dharma

Which of the following were characteristics of the Caste System?

• You could move freely through the levels.

• You were born into a caste/varna

• The caste/varnas included jatis, which were jobs that one was called to in life.

• Reincarnation could free you from the Caste System.

Which of the following WAS NOT considered a Hindu god/goddess?

• Brahman

• Shiva

• Moses

• Vishnu