Unit 3 Chapter 1 Review

True or False:

India is a subcontinent because it isolated from the rest of Asia by mountains and water.

• True

• False

Where did ancient Indian peoples move after the decline of the Indus River valley civilization?

• into Central Asia

• near the Ganges River

• near the southern peninsula

• into the central plateau region

____________ is shared by Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

• reincarnation

• nirvana

• karma

• caste

Which religion worshipped the god shown in this sculpture? 

• Jainism

• Vedism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What is pictured in this image? 

• Gupta home

• an Indus valley city

• a Mauryan hospital

• a Buddhist place of worship

Under whose leadership was the building in the image constructed?

• Shiva

• Ashoka

• Harappan

• Samudragupta

The influence of Islamic powers caused the decline of the _____ empire.

• Gupta

• Hindu

• Islamic

Which were achievements of the Gupta empire? Select the two correct answers. 

Responses

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• determining Earth is round

• creating the first writing system

• inventing addition and subtraction

• recording the first known sighting of a shooting star

• creating the symbol 0