Ancient India Test Review

Today, five countries make up the Indian _______________, which is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas. 

• subcontinent

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• karma

In Buddhism, achieving __________ means finding an end to suffering and enjoying a state of bliss. 

• subcontinent

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• karma

 _____________is the belief that a person’s soul is reborn in a new body. 

• subcontinent

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• karma

Hindus believe in _________; doing good things leads to a better life and doing bad things leads to a worse life.  

• subcontinent

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• karma

What important geographic feature formed when the subcontinent of South Asias collided with Asia? 

• Himalayas

• Bay of Bengal

• Arabian Sea

• Indus River

How did monsoons help early civilizations in India? 

• Brings heavy rainfall during the summer, used for agriculture.

• Brings no rainfall...at all

• Brings heavy rainfall during the winter, used for agriculture.

• Brings so much rainfall that it floods fields and kills crops.

Which polytheistic religion developed out of Aryan beliefs and traditions? 

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Both

• Neither

What were Indian astronomers able to calculate based on their observations? 

• the length of a solar year

• the concept of zero

• inoculation

• a decimal system

What did Indian doctors develop to help stop the spread of diseases? 

• the length of a solar year

• the concept of zero

• inoculation

• a decimal system

Maurya or Gupta Empire: Reestablished Hinduism across India

• Gupta

• Maurya

• Neither

• Both