Chapter 9 Ancient India Test

Front

Theravada Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is a god

Back

False

Front

The Buddha followed some Hindu ideas and changed others, but he did not consider himself to be a god.

Back

True

Front

During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike.

Back

False

Front

The most powerful varnas were the Vaisyas and Sudas.

Back

False

Front

Like the ancient Greeks, Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun.

Back

True

Front

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of northern?

Back

Gupta

Front

Based on the monsoon diagram, what happens immediately after warm air expands and rises? Options: cool, moist, heavy, air replaces rising hot air, monsoon rains begin, the land absorbs heat, winds blow from the sea to land

Back

cool, moist, heavy, air replaces rising hot air

Front

Who developed the current form of Jainism?

Back

mahavira

Front

Which was a nomadic people that entered the indus river valley around 1500 B.C.?

Back

aryans

Front

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages?

Back

earthquakes and floods