Ancient India Unit Test

1 This queen was the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.

A Clarice Loo

B Queen Loo

C Queen Maya

D Ms. Loo

2 According to Buddhism, the way to give up all cravings is to live your life according to the

A six-fold path

B seven-fold path

C eight-fold path

D nine-fold path

3 One of the Four Noble Truths is that

A suffering is only where you want it to be

B all things will last forever

C the way to end suffering is to give up all

cravings

D to live life for yourself not other people

4 Why did Siddartha's father, Suddhodana, keep his son in the palace?

A So Siddartha could spend time studying

B So Siddhartha could learn how to become a king

C So Siddartha would not see the world's suffering

D So Siddhartha would not move to a foreign l

and

5 Siddhartha believed that suffering is caused

by ___ rather than needs.

A peer pressure

B hungry

C cravings

D academics

6 The belief when a person's soul is reborn is

called

A reincarnation

B reinvention

C reiteration

D recall

7 Siddhartha saw ___ along the roadside of peo

ple who didn't have enough to eat.

A food

B death

C restaurants

D monks

8 In Buddhism, true happiness or peace is a st

ate of

A nirvana

B enlightenment

C alms

D ascetic

9 Buddhist teachings state that suffering is c

aused by

A lack of money available

B lack of desire

C lack of faith

D constant wanting of more than you have

10 Someone who gives up all possessions to liv

e a very basic life is called a

A Buddha

B ascetic

C crazy person

D teacher

11 The first leader of the Mauryan Empire was

A King Ashoka

B Prince Siddhartha

C King Chandragupta

12 After witnessing a bloody battle, Ashoka vo

wed to rule with

A violence

B non-violence

C strictness

D kindness

13 Ashoka's edict that everyone should have go

od health and enough food was called

A Buddhist values

B General welfare

C Justice

D Security

14 Fair laws practiced were considered as the

edict of

A Buddhist values

B General wellfare

C Justice

D Security

15 Feeling safe was one of Ashoka's goals when

he created the ____ edict.

A Buddhist values

B General wellfare

C Justice

D Security

16 This edict taught people to be loving and r

espectful.

A Buddhist values

B General wellfare

C Justice

D Security

17 This Gupta achievement brought together poe

try, fables, plays and stories.

A Literature

B Roads

C Universities

D Mathematics

18 Having a fractional system, called the deci

mal, created a better understanding under this

achievement.

A Literature

B Roads

C Universities

D Mathematics

19 This achievement created a connection betwe

en Indian towns and perhaps China.

A Literature

B Roads

C Universities

D Mathematics

20 This achievement created a center for learn

ing about painting, music, Sanskrit, medicine a

nd more.

A Literature

B Roads

C Universities

D Mathematics

21 The river that empties into the Arabian Sea

is the

A Ganges

B Nile

C Indus

D Brahmaputra

22 In Hinduism, one's obligation, duty or job

is called

A karma

B darma

C samsara

D nirvana

23 Mohenjodaro is most famous for creating the

first

A irrigation system

B sewer system

C trading system

D communication system

24 The ancient Indian language of ___ is still

used today.

A Hiragana

B Sandalwood

C edicts

D Sanskrit

25 The highest mountain peaks in the world tog

ether are called the ___

A Himalayas

B Nepal

C Rocky Mountains

D Everest

26 The island southeast of India used to be ca

lled

A Sri Lanka

B India

C Ceylon

D China

27 Mountains shaped like a V near the coast of

India are called

A coastal

B western ghats

C ghats

D subcontinent

28 This Indian river is believed to have sacre

d qualities.

A Brahmaputra

B Ganges

C Indus

D Sarasvati

29 Mohenjodaro was located near

A Arabian Sea

B Bay of Bengal

C Indus River

D Himalayas

30 In Monhenjodaro, what showed the "value" of

goods?

A rivers to help grow crops

B roads to trade

C weights and scales

D the number of fish you hung outside your fr

ont door

31 The Hindu mandala consists of ___ categorie

A two

B three

C four

D five

32 Which Hindu god is believed to create the u

niverse again and again?

A Brahma

B Vishnu

C Shiva

D Devi

33 In the book's mandala, this image represent

s the good and bad (positive and negative actio

ns) a person carries with them. This bag repres

ents

A karma

B dharma

C samsara

D nirvana

34 The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is c

alled

A karma

B dharma

C samsara

D nirvana

35 In the Caste system, the lowest class is

A Brahmins

B rulers

C merchants

D shudras

36 The Hindu name for ultimate power in the un

iverse is

A monk

B Brahman

C Brahmin

D Bramaputra

37 The lowest social class is still known as t

A untouchables

B priests

C loving ones

38 The category that is NOT part of the

39 If you decided to live your life as an asce

tic, what would you do?

A Become a ruler of a kingdom

B Give up most of what you own

C Beocme a parent of a large family

D Give up most of your religion

40 What image best represents the Hindu belief

of "samsara?"

A a tree

B a wheel

C a pyramid

D a dog

41 Bonus: Hinduism and Buddhism spread to all

these countries EXCEPT

A China

B Japan

C Siam

D Russia

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