WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
According to Buddha, what must be given up in order to achieve enlightenment?
Fun
Family
Desire
Your home
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in:
Karma and Reincarnation
Caste System
Shiva the Destroyer
The Four Noble Truths
What text is considered the foundation of Hinduism?
Bible
Vedas
Upanishads
Torah
Who was Siddartha Gautama?
Founder of Buddhism
Founder of Hinduism
Founder of the Mauryan Empire
Founder of the Aryan Empire
What evidence leads archaeologists to declare that Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were well-planned cities?
Streets were lined up in a grid pattern
The fertile soil washed away in a flood
The city was used for farming and trade
The city was located along the river
What were the possible purposes of the Great Bath?
Public Bathing
Religious ceremony
Defending the city from invaders
Food storage
What led to the downfall of the Harappan people?
Drought or Flood
Earthquake
Invasion of the Aryans
All of these
Who was responsible for the spread of Buddhism throughout India?
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddartha Gautama
Mahatma Ghandi
What caused Asoka to convert to Buddhism?
The war with Kalinga
Advice from his grandfather
Desire to become the greatest King ever
His desire to help the poor
Which of the following were characteristics of Harappan architecture?
Uniformly sized bricks
Streets met at right angles
Intricately designed murals and paintings
Sewers connecting all of the homes
An open meeting area called the Agora
If Mohenjo-Daro was founded in 2600 BCE, how many years passed before its downfall in 1900 BCE?
(a)
Which Indian Empire was known as the "Golden Age" of India?
Harappa
Aryans
Mauryans
Gupta
Which of the following were contributions of the Gupta Empire?
Symbols for 1-9
Inoculations against disease
Sailboats
Founding of Hinduism
Which of these is an Indian Empire?
Mauryans
Babylon
Oxus
Which river is dealing with significant pollution issues?
Ganges
Indus
Amu Darya
Mississippi
What has been the biggest cause of the Aral Sea shrinking?
Irrigation Projects
Pesticides and Fertilizers
Biological Weapons Research
Drought
What geographic feature consists of extremely fertile land for farming and is home to lush jungles?
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Deccan Plateau
Himalayas
Eastern Ghats
Which society used the Caste System to organize their people into varying tiers?
Harappa
Aryan
Mauryan
Mesopotamia
How did Buddhism spread from India to the rest of Asia?
Along trade routes
Asoka sent missionaries
Television commercials
War and Conquest
Which river is worshipped as a goddess?
Ganges
Indus
Amu Darya
Syr Darya
What is the highest mountain on Earth?
Everest
K2
Denali
Blue Hills
In which mountain range would Mt Everest be found?
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Tien Shan
Kunlun
Why do we not know more about the Harappan civilization?
Can't read the language
They were wiped out instantly
A flood destroyed all evidence of their existence
They left behind no artifacts
The countries of Central Asia became members of the Soviet Union except for:
Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Pakistan
What is the name of the mountain pass used by the Aryans and later the Greeks to invade India?
Khyber Pass
High Road
Hindu Highway
Hindu Kush Pass
