CH7

Question 1

Name the 5 countries that make up the indian subcontinent.

Answer 1

INdia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Rakistan, Bhutan

Question 2

Name the two mountain ranges that make up the northern border of India.

Answer 2

Himalayas, Hindu Kush

Question 3

Civilization in India developed along this river

Answer 3

Indus River

Question 4

What are the seasonal winds that affect the climate of India?

Answer 4

Monsoons

Question 5

The people of India were the first to grow _______ to be used for fabric.

Answer 5

cotton

Question 6

India’s ancient culture includes which two civilizations?

Answer 6

Mohanjo-Daro and Harappa

Question 7

What prevents people today from reading the written records of Harappan civilization?

Answer 7

No similar language

Question 8

Both Harappan and Hindu beliefs hold this animal as sacred.

Answer 8

bull (cow)

Question 9

The Aryans who migrated from Central Asia to India spoke what language?

Answer 9

Sanskrit

Question 10

The Aryans practiced what religion?

Answer 10

Brahmanism

Question 11

How did Indian society organize their social classes?

Answer 11

caste system, based on jobs, varnas

Question 12

Which social class does the most undesirable jobs in India belong to?

Answer 12

untouchables/dalits

Question 13

Rituals and hymns of the ancient Aryan religion can be found in a text called the _______.

Answer 13

Vedas

Question 14

Hinduism is the name of the modern religion practiced in India today that has its foundation in _______.

Answer 14

Brahmanism

Question 15

How can Hindus believe in one God, but also several other deities?

Answer 15

As different parts of Brahman

Question 16

Hindus believe in reincarnation, which means a person has _______.

Answer 16

several lives

Question 17

According to the idea of karma, a person’s good and bad deeds will determine their _______ in the next life.

Answer 17

rank

Question 18

Why do followers of Jainism practice ahimsa?

Answer 18

everything has a soul

Question 19

This religion, founded by Siddhartha Gautama, began in India.

Answer 19

Buddhism

Question 20

According to the Buddha’s teachings, what is the primary reason for a person’s suffering?

Answer 20

desire

Question 21

The Buddha’s explanations about reality are called the _______.

Answer 21

Four Noble Truths

Question 22

The Eightfold Path can lead a person to _______.

Answer 22

nirvana

Question 23

How did the Buddha feel about the caste system?

Answer 23

paid little attention to it

Question 24

What symbol is used in India to represent the teachings of the Buddha, called dharma?

Answer 24

wheel

Question 25

Why was Buddhism more appealing than Hinduism?

Answer 25

don't have to memorize

Question 26

How did Hinduism regain its popularity to become the most widely practiced religion in India today?

Answer 26

written down instead of memorization

Question 27

India experienced its golden age under the leadership of this ruling family.

Answer 27

Samudra Gupta

Question 28

Indian mathematicians invented this number to represent the circumference of a circle.

Answer 28

pi

Question 29

Explain how the Indian number system (also known as Indian-Hindu-Arabic numerals) came to be used in the New World.

Answer 29

Trade, trade routes, exploration

Question 30

What is the most popular religion in India today?

Answer 30

Hinduism

Question 31

Even though it originated in India, today Buddhism is more widely practiced in what part of the world?

Answer 31

southeast and east Asia

Question 32

Which Indian leader used nonviolent protests to challenge British control of India?

Answer 32

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 33

Indian mathematicians invented this number system that gives value to each place number.

Answer 33

decimals

Question 34

Indian mathematicians invented this number that shows an empty place value.

Answer 34

zero