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Which are the two rivers separating India from the rest of Asia.
a) Ganges and Indus
b) Ganges and India
c) Graham and Indus
d) Nile and Congo

A strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year.
a) monsoon
b) ahimsa
c) caste
d) missionary

To focus the mind inward.
a) meditate
b) ahimsa
c) Brahma
d) missionary

A lasting peace that Buddhist seek.
a) nirvana
b) meditate
c) missionary
d) ahimsa

A large landmass that juts out from a continent.
a) subcontinent
b) geography
c) isthmus
d) brahma

A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others.
a) missionary
b) ahimsa
c) nirvana
d) reincarnation

India's mountains and surrounding water influenced its development
a) by providing contact with Asian lands.
b) by encouraging invasions by other civilizations.
c) by limiting contact between the subcontinent and the world.
d) by providing unlimited contact with countries to the east and west.

The people of India depend on the summer monsoon for
a) bathing
b) swimming
c) farming
d) subcontinent

Two major cities of ancient India were
a) Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa
b) Mohenjo-Daro and Harrascar
c) Harrappa and Egypt
d) China and Mohenjo-Daro

What religion was a blend of Aryan and Indian culture?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Hinduism
d) Buddhism

What is reincarnation?
a) the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being
b) a large landmass that juts out from a continent
c) nonviolence
d) a social class of people

Buddhism believes in being selfless. True or False?
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which Indian ruler was known for having absolute power during his reign?
a) Chandragupta
b) Asoka
c) Timbuktu
d) Maurya

Which ruler thought of his people as his own children?
a) Chandragupta
b) Asoka
c) Timbuktu
d) Maurya

What is a caste system?
a) a social class of people
b) type of Indian religion
c) type of Chinese religion
d) treating others with respect

What is the Middle Way?
a) A path to avoid unhappiness.
b) A path to get from Mohenjo-Daro to Harappa.
c) laws that Hammurabi had written down for Assyria
d) people who spread their religious beliefs to others

One important achievement of the Maurya Empire in India was
a) order and peace within the empire.
b) the creation of a democratic government.
c) the end of the caste system.
d) the rise of Christianity.

Why did the Maurya Empire weaken after Asoka's death?
a) lack of leadership
b) lack of farming
c) lack of Christians
d) lack of water

A spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything.
a) Brahman
b) Buddha
c) Brayden
d) missionary

What is tolerance?
a) freedom from prejudice
b) freedom from farming
c) change his beliefs
d) convert others to your religious beliefs

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