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ANCIENT INDIA EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: What was the strongest Kingdom in India before the Maurya Empire?

Answer:

Magadha

Question 2: What strategy did Chandragupta use to conquer Magadha?

Answer:

attack the borders first, then the capital city

Question 3: Who founded the Maurya Empire?

Answer:

Chandra Gupta I

Question 4: What is the correct order of cultures and empires in India?

Answer:

Indus, Vedic, Maurya, Gupta

Question 5: What information about ancient India have scholars learned from the Vedas?

Answer:

Ancient Indians herded cattle and grew a variety of crops. They enjoyed music, dancing, and gambling Question 6: According to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, what must be overcome to end suffering?

Answer:

All selfish desires

Question 7: What was the lowest Varna?

Answer:

Sudras or manual workers

Question 8: What are Varnas?

Answer:

Social groupings based on skill, was the basis for the caste system

Question 9: How did the Caste system develop

Answer:

The Caste system began as Varnas, or social groupings based on caste. Over time the castes became more rigid and people could not leave the caste they were born into Question 10: Why do Hindus worship many different gods while believing that there is one supreme being?

Answer:

The supreme being in Hinduism is Brahman. All Hindu gods are believed to be different forms of Brahman

Question 11: Where did the first civilization of India arise?

Answer:

Along the Indus and Sarasvati Rivers

Question 12: About how many Buddhists live in the United States today?

Answer:

Over two million

Question 13: What is a fable?

Answer:

A short story with a moral or lesson at the end

Question 14: In Hinduism, what is a person's duty to do what is right?

Answer:

Dharma Question 15: Why do scholars believe that the Indus Valley had a highly developed civilization?

Answer:

Its cities show a high level of planning.

Question 16: What is the cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism called?

Answer:

Reincarnation

Question 17: How did Indo-Aryan culture spread?

Answer:

Through gradual mixing with the local indian population

Question 18: What did the scientist Aryabhata discover?

Answer:

The moon reflects sunlight AND that eclipses are caused by the motion of the sun and moon Question 19: What advancements did India make in medicine during the Gupta empire?

Answer:

Indian doctors developed a system of medicine called Ayurveda. Ayurvedic medical textbooks describe different diseases and how to make medicine from plants, animal parts, and minerals

Question 20: What were granaries used for?

Answer:

To store surplus grain

Question 21: The Maurya government was efficient but had a big flaw, what was it?

Answer:

It relied on the strength and authority of its ruler

Question 22: What is the main focus of Mahayana Buddhism?

Answer:

The Buddhist's compassion Question 23: Beginning with the earliest, what is the correct order of Indian emperors?

Answer:

Asoka, Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta II