Question 1

The Indus River and the _______ River are india's most important rivers.

Accepted Answer

Ganges

Question 2

About 3000 B.C., the first people to live in the Indus River valley were the?

Accepted Answer

Harappans

Question 3

Besides floods, what other natural disaster possibly caused the collapse of the Harappan civilization?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 4

This nomadic people conquered the Hardpans and most of India.

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 5

What is the name of the warriors and rulers in the caste system?

Accepted Answer

Kshatriyas

Question 6

What is one of the oldest religions in the world and the third largest today?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 7

The name of the universal spirit or creator in Hinduism

Accepted Answer

Brahman

Question 8

Buddhism was founded by who?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha

Question 9

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up what?

Accepted Answer

all desires

Question 10

Mahayana and _______ are two groups of Buddhists who spread Buddha's ideas to Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

Theravada

Question 11

A strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer

Accepted Answer

monsoon

Question 12

A social group that one is born into a cannot change

Accepted Answer

caste

Question 13

The prince or leader of a tribe

Accepted Answer

raja

Question 14

Mountain range that is home to the highest mountains in the world

Accepted Answer

Himalayas

Question 15

The written language developed in India

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 16

Divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Accepted Answer

dharma

Question 17

The consequences of how a person lives

Accepted Answer

karma

Question 18

A government controlled by religious leaders

Accepted Answer

theocracy

Question 19

The idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 20

A state of wisdom

Accepted Answer

nirvana

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