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How did Ashoka react when he saw dead and dying soldiers on the battlefield?
 
He became a man of peace and a Buddhist
 
He destroyed his enemies
 
He invaded Greece
 
He cried and then cut off all his hair
What type of temple did Ashoka have built througout India to honor Buddha?
 
Ashoka
 
Ziggurat
 
Pyramid
 
Mandisa
Who was Gupta's grandson that took over the empire?
 
Ashoka
 
Ahimsa
 
Nirvana
 
Myagi
What communication improvement is Gupta famous for introducing into India?
 
Post office
 
Carrier pigeon
 
telegraph
 
smoke signals
Where was Chandra Gupta's first capital city?
 
Pataliputra
 
Cairo
 
New Dehli
 
Bangladesh
Which two empires invaded India between 500 BC and 300 BC?
 
Persia and Greece
 
Greece and Rome
 
Rome and Egypt
 
Egypt and Mesopotamia
How were Indus Valley spouses chosen?
 
Parents arranged the marriage by the age of 12
 
"Hey, shawtee..."
 
The raja chose the spouses
 
The guru picked a wife for his student
The majority of what was the Indus Valley is in what current country
 
Pakistan
 
India
 
Iran
 
Syria
Which word describes an Indian teacher?
 
Guru
 
Varna
 
Veda
 
Raja
What is a citadel?
 
A high place of safety from attack
 
A place of worship
 
A bath where everyone would bathe together
 
A place to honor the kings and priests
What cities were the Twin Cities of the Indus Valley?
 
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
 
Mohenjo Daro and Cairo
 
Harappa and Yangtze
 
Minoa and Mycenae
River flooding made the Indus Valley
 
fertile
 
arid
 
tropical
 
dangerous
True or false: Sudras did the work no one else would do, like carrying dead bodies
 
False--that was the Untouchables
 
True
Who was the Kshatriyas made up of?
 
Warriors and soldiers
 
Priests
 
Teachers
 
Slaves
Who made up the top class (Brahmins) of the Indian caste system
 
Priests or religious leaders
 
Warriors
 
Farmers
 
Slaves
True or False: People in India frequently moved up and down in the caste system, depending on who was leading the city
 
False
 
True
Vedas contained all of the following except:
 
laws
 
poems
 
sacred or holy writings
 
songs
What was the name of the language that the Aryans introduced into the Indus Valley
 
Sanskrit
 
Cuneiform
 
Papyrus
 
Hammurabi
Which group invaded the Indus Valley and brought social changes?
 
The Aryans
 
The Sumerians
 
The Egyptians
 
The Mesopotamians
What is true about houses in the Mohenjo Daro?
 
They were all about the same size and had = access to water
 
The size of the house depended on the varna of the family
 
The size of the house depended on the veda of the family
 
Only priests were allowed to live in brick homes
What word describes a fortress at the west end of each city?
 
citadel
 
Stupa
 
Varna
 
Brahman
What would most likely happen to the land during the summer in the Indus Valley?
 
It would flood
 
There would be a drought
 
Crops would grow the fastest
 
Silt would be left on the banks of the Euphrates
During what season would the monsoons bring cold dry air into the Indus Valley?
 
Winter
 
Summer
 
Spring
 
Fall
What mountain range did the Aryans travel into the Indus Valley through?
 
Hindu-Kush
 
Himalayan
 
Everest
 
Aryan
What is the name of the mountain range that separates India from China
 
The Himalayas
 
Hindu Kush
 
Mohenjo Daro
India is a _____________ of Asia
 
Subcontinent
 
Continent
 
Country
 
City
Which is larger: A caste or a varna
 
A caste--it is a collection of varnas
 
Same size
 
Varna
A varna is
 
One of the social classes in a caste
 
A strong seasonal wind
 
An Aryan prince
 
An irrigation tool
What is a word that describes an Aryan prince?
 
Raja
 
Sanskrit
 
Veda
What is a monsoon?
A strong, seasonal wind
What were the twin cities of the Indus Valley?
 
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
 
Harappa and Cairo
 
Mohenjo Daro and Sumer
 
Harappa and Himalaya