Ancient India Unit Test

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Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India?

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Aryans

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Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

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Ashoka

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“Life is full of suffering” is one of the

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Four Noble Truths.

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The belief that people pass through many lives is called

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reincarnation.

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The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

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Asia.

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Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

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Buddhism

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In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

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Brahman

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Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

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he became known as the Buddha

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Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya?

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He founded India's first empire.

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What is the name of the river that crosses most of northern India?

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Ganges