Indus & China Exam Study Guide

Hindu belief, a person’s essential self

• Moksha
• Ahimsa
• Atman
• Dharma
• Karma

Hindu ultimate goal of existence, union with Brahman

• Moksha
• Ahimsa
• Atman
• Dharma
• Karma

Actions that determine a person’s fate in the next life

• Moksha
• Ahimsa
• Atman
• Dharma
• Karma

Hindu belief, the religious and moral duties of an individual

• Moksha
• Ahimsa
• Atman
• Dharma
• Karma

Hindu belief in nonviolence and reverence for all life

• Moksha
• Ahimsa
• Atman
• Dharma
• Karma

Which of the following best describes the Aryans that came over the Hindu Kush Mountains?

• Pastoral Nomads
• Powerful city-state
• Empire
• Hunter-gatherer

The 5 major divisions of Indian classes are called?

• Castes
• Courses
• Categories
• Canters

Which type of professions would be held by the Untouchables?

• Farmers or common laborers
• Government officials or law-makers
• Menial, degrading work
• Industrialists, working in factories

Which of the following is the most accurate about the Silk Road?

• Only luxury goods were traded
• It was a continuous road where traders would travel from China to Europe
• Trade was done primarily on foot, without the assistance of animals
• It passed through Asia in the north, in what is today Russia

The longest poem in any written language is _______.

• Ramayana
• Gilgamesh
• Mahabharata
• Bhagavad Gita