7th Grade Chapter 09 Study Guide: Ancient India

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Thousands of years ago, India's first civilization grew along the river marked on the map by which letter?

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Z

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The Buddha accepted which of the following ideas from Hinduism? Options: reincarnation, Brahmanism, the caste system, belief in many deities

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reincarnation

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What caused many people, especially Untouchables and Indians in the lower jati (caste system), to accept the Buddha's message?

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The Buddha placed little importance on the jati (caste) system.

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Which of the following was one effect of Ashoka becoming a Buddhist?
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He expanded the size of his empire.
He conquered many Indian kingdoms.
He became a man of peace.
He fought against his brother for power.

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He became a man of peace.

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In Chapter 9: Ancient India, you learned about a great epic called the Mahabharata. Which of the following is also an epic poem you have studied during Chapter 4: Mesopotamia? Hammurabi's Code, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Book of the Dead, Sanskrit

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the Epic of Gilgamesh

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Early India's important contributions to world civilization included which of the following? inventing the plow and the wheel, introducing zero to the number system, creating sundials, developing the world's first calendar

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introducing zero to the number system

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Buddhism and Hinduism both originated in which country?

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India

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subcontinent

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a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

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monsoon

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seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

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the first written language of India

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Sanskrit