A time of peace, prosperity, stability, and technology/innovations.

The exchange and spread of goods and ideas through contact between people from different cultures.

• Trade Networks

• Ebay

• Amazon

• Cultural Diffusion

The polytheistic religion that originated in India.

Which of these is the rigid social structure of Hinduism?

• Caste System

• Dharma

• Eightfold path

• Middle way

In the Hindu religion, it is believed your good and bad actions are your:

• Karma
• Nirvana
• Illusion
• Sanskrit

Which of these is a Hindu belief?

• Anyone can achieve nirvana.
• A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
• An individual does not have a soul.
• Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
  

Who came to be known as the Buddha?

• Asoka
• Chandragupta Maurya
• Chandra Gupta II
• Siddhartha Gautama

In Buddhism, the release from selfishness and pain that comes from complete understanding is known as

• dharma.

• moksha.

• nirvana.

• sangha.

Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs about

• reincarnation.

• the cycle of history.

• the caste system.

• perfect understanding.

Which of these is MOST true of the caste system in ancient India?

• it was based on the Buddhist religion

• women dominated society in ancient India and held many important positions in society

• individuals were not allowed to move up in society regardless of their individual abilities

• society was very fluid, and individuals could move up or down in society depending on how their personal abilities