Welcome!The Topic For Today Is…
The Tools of HistoryGeography and
Indian LifeBuddhism and India’s Golden
Age
Origins of Buddhism
The Legacy of India
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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.
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