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The Tools of History Geography and Indian Life Buddhism and India’s Golden Age Origins of Buddhism The Legacy of India Terms Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Topic 1: 200 Question: True or False? The monsoons cause winters to be dry and summers rainy. Answer True

Topic 1: 400 Question: The Saraswati River probably dried up because of _______? Answer Earthquakes

Topic 1: 600 Question: Where did the Harappan civilization probably conduct religious rituals? Answer Public Baths

Topic 1: 800 Question: People studying the past knew the Harappan had strong leaders because ______. A. They had a high standard of living B. The cities showed planning and organization. Answer B. The cities showed planning and organization.

Topic 1: 1000 Question: Who is the Indian prince who founded Buddhism; also know as Buddha? A. Asoka B. Siddhartha Guatama Answer B. Siddhartha Guatama

Topic 2: 200 Question: What is a large landmass that is part of a continent but considered a separate landform? Answer subcontinent

Topic 2: 400 Question: What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common? Answer A belief in reincarnation

Topic 2: 600 Question: Under which ruler did India’s “golden age” take place; Chandra Gupta II or Mohandas Gandhi? Answer Chandra Gupta II

Topic 2: 800 Question: What were the collected teachings of Buddhism called? Answer dharma

Topic 2: 1000 Question: What are the four categories of the caste system? Answer: Brahmin Ksatriya Vaisya Sudra

Topic 3: 200 Question: True or False? A social class that a person belongs to at birth is called reincarnation. Answer : False, it’s called caste.

Topic 3: 400 Question: The high mountain range that extends through northern Italy is called __________? Answer Himalayas

Topic 3: 600 Question: What is the most important text of Hinduism? Is it the Eightfold Path or the Bhagavad Gita? Answer The Bhagavad Gita

Topic 3: 800 Question: What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India’s history? Answer Their practices developed into Hinduism and the caste system.

Topic 3: 1000 Question: What is the name of the greatest Maurya king whose reign began in 269 B.C. A. Asoka B. Mohandas Gandhi C. Siddhartha Guatama Answer Asoka

Topic 4: 200 Question: The belief in non violence is called ______. Answer ahimsa

Topic 4: 400 Question: True or False The mountain range along the northwestern border of India is called the Himalayas. Answer False, it is called Hindu Kush

Topic 4: 600 Question: The sum of a person’s actions in this life which determine his or her fate in the next life is A. nirvana B. karma C. dharma Answer karma

Topic 4: 800 Question: The numerals used in the United States and western Europe, which were originated in India were _______ Answer Hindu-Arabic numerals

Topic 4: 1000 Question: What was the early religion of the Aryans in Ancient India? Answer Brahmanism

Topic 5: 200 Question: What is a seasonal wind called in a region, especially southern Asia? Answer monsoon

Topic 5: 400 Question: Who is the leader who used nonviolence to oppose the British rule of India? Answer Mohandas Gandhi

Topic 5: 600 Question: True or False The name of an ancient Indian culture dating back to 2500 B.C. is Brahmanism. Answer False, it’s Harappan Civilization

Topic 5: 800 Question: Who were the Untouchables and what was their job: Answer They were a group of people who were considered outside the caste system. They were sweepers and movers of dead bodies.

Topic 5: 1000 Question: Who were the people in the Brahmin caste. Answer They were priests, scholars, and teachers.