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Mauryan And Gupta Empire, Buddhism, Hinduism. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The Gupta Empire shared what characteristics with the Mauryan Empire?
a) Strong central government and encouragement of the arts
b) Weak central government and strong trade
c) Unification of southern India and encouragement of the arts
d) Allegiance to Buddhism and strong central government

Which method did Ashoka use to expand his empire before converting to Buddhism?
a) Singing
b) Conquering
c) Peacefully
d) Bribing

How did the silk roads affect the civilizations connected by them?
a) Created golden ages for many civilizations
b) sharing of different cultures, goods, and religions
c) Created one unified empire
d) The roads were smooth enough and did not hurt anyone’s feet

The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by
a) Following the Ten Commandments
b) Worshiping Allah as the one true god
c) learning to give up selfish desire
d) being baptized and confirmed

Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in that both religions
a) Stress attainment of a better life through spiritual rebirth
b) provided followers with a rigid social caste system
c) practice a belief in many gods
d) look to the teaching of one person for their basic beliefs

Why might a historian question the reliability of the Tripitaka, Three Baskets of Wisdom, as a historical document?
a) It is too old
b) pages are missing from the book
c) the teachers were not true teachers of Buddhism
d) It was taught orally before being written down

The ruler who converted to Buddhism and spread it throughout his empire was
a) Confusius
b) Chandragupta II
c) Ashoka
d) Chandragupta I

Goods and ideas were passed through different empires by the use of:
a) Trans-atlantic roads
b) Silk Roads
c) Transcontinental Roads
d) Spice Roads

What or who led to the Gupta Golden Age?
a) There was peace in India
b) Creation of the silk Roads
c) Chandragupta II
d) The rejection of the caste system

The terms Brahma, dharma, and moksha are most closely associated with which religion?
a) Judaism
b) Islam
c) Hinduism
d) Animism

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