Ancient India Test

The Buddha, the founder of Buddhism

• meditate
• Siddhartha Gautma
• nirvana

to focus the mind to find spiritual relaxation

• meditate
• Siddhartha Gautma
• tolerance

the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving unselfish desires

• meditate
• nirvana
• tolerance

freedom from prejudice

• Siddhartha Gautma
• nirvana
• tolerance

a large landmass that juts out from a continent

• convert
• subcontinent
• Maurya Empire

to change from one religion to another

• convert
• subcontinent
• tolerance

Indian Empire founded by Chandragupta

• convert
• subcontinent
• Maurya Empire

The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to _______________.

• provide seasonal rain.
• carry melting snow to the dry lands.
• bring in cold air.

Which statement best describes Hinduism compared to other major religions?

• It has no single founder.
• Believers rely on a single sacred book.
• It has developed fairly recently.

When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Christianity