Early India Multiple Choice 1Multiple Choice 2Fill in the blankTrue /False

Multiple Choice 1 – 10 pts This system determines a person’s job, social group, and marriage. a. Arabic-Indian b. caste c. Buddhism d. none of these

Multiple Choice 1 – 20 pts The Hindu deity who was the teacher of the world was a.Vishnu b. Krishna c. Asoka d. Buddha

Multiple Choice 1 – 30 points This religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire. a. Buddhism b. Judaism c. Hinduism d. Jainism

Multiple Choice 1 – 40 points Which of these rights did an Indian woman have? a. inheritance b. schooling c. divorce d. none of these

Multiple Choice 1 – 50 points Many Indian marriages, even today are a. long distance b. short c. arranged d. invalid

Multiple Choice 2 – 10 points Indian astronomers recognized that Earth a. revolved around the sun b. was the center of the universe c. was flat d. was shrinking

Multiple Choice 2 – 20 points The belief that people pass through many lives is called a. saturation b. consternation c. reunification d. reincarnation

Multiple Choice 2 – 30 points Which river empties into the Arabian Sea? a.Indus b.Nile c.Ganges d.Pataliputra

Multiple Choice 2 – 40 points An important writer from the Gupta period was a. Krishna b. Buddha c. Kalidasa d. Aesop

Multiple Choice 2 – 50 points If a person was an “untouchable” a. they could be a religious leader b. they had to warn others to stay away when they traveled c. they stayed in the palace where the common people could not be near them d. they had a disease

Fill in the blank – 20 points The highest mountains in the world are the ___________.

Fill in the blank – 40 points __________ invented an iron plow and brought it with them to India.

Fill in the blank – 60 points ____________ grew from a mixture of Aryan beliefs and those of the Harappans.

Fill in the blank – 80 points _________ was history’s first great Buddhist king.

Fill in the blank – 100 points __________ means “divine law” and it requires people to do the duties of their caste.

True/False– 10 points A Hindu deity, who is the destroyer of the world is called Siva.

True/False– 20 points Pataliputra was the capital city in both the Mauryan and Gupta empires.

True/False– 30 points The Gupta Empire was the dark ages of India’s history.

True/False– 40 points Emperor Asoka was the Buddha.

True/False– 50 points Dharma required that a person do their duty according to their caste.