Gallo @ DSOA, AP World History: Chapter 2 Quiz Flashcards
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AP World History
Quiz: Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Ancient India
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| 165139727 | 1. The region of hills and upland plateaus extending from the Ganges River to the tip of the Indian subcontinent is called the | *(A) Deccan. (B) Indus. (C) Harappan. (D) Mohenjo-Daro. | 0 | |
| 165139728 | 2. The Dravidians | (A) were descended from the hill peoples of ancient India. *(B) were descended from the Indua River culture of ancient India. (C) were descended from the peoples of central Asia who invaded India in ancient times. (D) none of the above. | 1 | |
| 165139729 | 3. All of the following statements about the city of Harappa are true, EXCEPT | (A) it was surrounded by a wall 40 feet thick. (B) it had streets up to 30 feet wide. *(C) it had 30,000 ibhabitants at its height. (D) it had bathrooms with drains carrying wastewater outside of the city. | 2 | |
| 165139730 | 4. A raja | *(A) was an Aryan tribal chieftain. (B) was the name for the Indian warrior class. (C) was an Indian god. (D) was a collection of sacred instructions and rituals. | 3 | |
| 165139731 | 5. Varna, the Indian word for castes, means | (A) income. *(B) color. (C) wealth. (D) self. | 4 | |
| 165139732 | 6. The Indian priestly caste was the | *(A) brahmins. (B) kshatriyas. (C) sudras. (D) vaisyas. | 5 | |
| 165139733 | 7. A guru is | (A) a female ritual. (B) the untouchable caste. *(C) a teacher. (D) a textbook on sexual practices. | 6 | |
| 165139734 | 8. The Upanishads were | (A) the Hindu priestly class. (B) sacred texts of the Aryans. (C) followers of strict Hindu asceticism. *(D) a set of commentaries on the Vedas. | 7 | |
| 165139735 | 9. Who founded Buddhism? | (A) Chandragupta Maurya *(B) Siddhartha Gautama (C) Asoka (D) Mahavira | 8 | |
| 165139736 | 10. According to Buddhism, pain and sorrow were caused by | *(A) human attachment to worldly things. (B) human desires to attain Nirvana. (C) extreme asceticism. (D) the desires of the soul. | 9 | |
| 165139737 | 11. An early Indian political treatise that sets forth many fundamental aspects of the relationship of rulers and their subjects | *(A) Arthasastra (B) Bodhi (C) Brahmins (D) Caste system | 10 | |
| 165139738 | 12. In Hiduism and Buddhism, the law that governs the universe, and specifically human behavior | *(A) Dharma (B) Eightfold path (C) Guru (D) Hinduism | 11 | |
| 165139739 | 13. One rebirth in a next life is determined by one's karma, sum of activities as compared to standard of dharma | (A) Jati (B) Kshatriaya (C) Maharajas *(D) Karma | 12 | |
| 165139740 | 14. Buddhist path of moderation, avoidance of extremes of vulgar meterialism or a life of self-torture | (A) Nirvana *(B) Middle Path (C) Polytheistic/polytheism (D) Prakit | 13 | |
| 165139741 | 15. The idea that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death | (A) Sanskrit (B) Sati (C) Sudras *(D) Reincarnation | 14 |