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Chapter 5 Ancient India
Chapter 5 Ancient India
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6th Grade
09/22/2012

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Chapter 5 Ancient India
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The mountains of northern India are called the
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Himalayas
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Compare the Aryan system of government to the Harappan system. In what way did they differ?
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The Aryan system was based mostly on family connections.
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In Aryan society, which was the highest importance in regard to the caste system?
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Adhering to the strict rules of the caste system
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Which best describes the relationship between Vedic texts and the Vedas?
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Vedic texts were a collection of thoughts about Vedas.
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According to Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is born into depends on one's
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Karma
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What event happened last?
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Siddhartha Gautama gained insight into human suffering.
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What would the Buddha disagree?
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Contentment springs from gaining what one wants.
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What best describes the difference between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?
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Followers of Theravada Buddhism follow Buddha's teachings exactly.
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What happened after Guptas took control of India?
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Hinduism became more popular.
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What best describes how Hindu temples changed over time?
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The temples became more complex and ornate.
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Which Indian piece of literature contains the passages called the Bhagavad Gita?
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The Mahabharata
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About how far did the early Buddhist missionaries have to travel to reach Ceylon?
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About 750 miles
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The ARYANS
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Invaded the Indus Valley from the west
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Jainism was a
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REACTION TO Hinduism
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A person's caste was
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NOT IMPORTANT in Buddhism
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Gupta society
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BEGAN TO DECLINE after the rule of Candra Gupta II.
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Advances in mathematics from ancient India are
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STILL IMPORTANT today
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Aryan society was very similar to Harappan society
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False
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Religion in India was very different from ideas of other cultures.
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False
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Buddhist ideas were appealing to people in all levels of society.
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True
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Paintings of the Buddha were forbidden in temples.
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False
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The ancient Indians can boast of few significant achievements.
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False
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Subcontinent
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A large landmass, smaller than a continent
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Indus
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A major river flowing out of the Himalayas
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Caste System
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The division of Indian society into groups
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Reincarnation
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The process of the soul being reborn in a new body
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Karma
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The force created by a person's actions
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Fasting
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Going without food
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Missionaries
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People who want to spread their religious beliefs
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Candragupta Maurya
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A military leader who seized control of Northern India
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Metallurgy
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The science of working with metals
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Inoculation
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Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus
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