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The Hindu pantheon today is estimated to include ____ deities.


A) more than 33,000
B) more than 1,000
C) more than 500
D) a couple of dozen

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sanskrit

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). brahmins

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Asceticism in ancient Indian religion


A) served as a substitute for sacrificial practices as a means to placate and communicate with the gods.
B) enabled priests to facilitate communication between believers and the gods.
C) was the practice of self-mutilation to communicate with the gods.
D) provided means of firmly establishing one's experiences apart from the realm of spiritual meditative processes.
E) reduced food consumption, as desired by Ashoka.

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). raja

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). asceticism

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The transition the Aryans made from pastoral to primarily agricultural pursuits was aided by the introduction of which of the following?


A) Political decentralization
B) New weapons of warfare
C) Iron
D) Seafaring
E) Trade

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Most of what is known today about the Aryans in India comes from the Rig Veda.

A) True
B) False

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Why do historians believe that India was unable to maintain a unified empire?


A) India was unable to profit from its agricultural system.
B) India lacked a dynamic leader.
C) India's declining regional trade fueled the growth of smaller kingdoms and a shift toward agriculture.
D) India's diverse religions divided the people and made unity impossible.
E) India's complex geography made it difficult to unify far-flung sections.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The founder of Buddhism was


A) Chandragupta Maurya.
B) Siddhartha Gautama.
C) Mahauira Krishna.
D) Ashoka Gupta.
E) Mahavira.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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What were the Harappan most likely the first to do?


A) Leave written records.
B) Master the cultivation of cotton.
C) Domesticate animals for farming.
D) Create a sustainable navy.
E) Introduce a vital trade network into India.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). vaisya

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What were the three "twice-born" castes?


A) Sikh, Hamar and Maltese
B) Sudra, brahmin and kshatriya
C) Vaisya, kshatriya and brahmin
D) Brahmin, bodhi and mahayana
E) Sudra, ashakan and pariah

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Arjuna and Krishna

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). yoga

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Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and...

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "rule of the fishes"

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Aryans

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The ultimate goal of all Hindus is to


A) attain a blissful, eternal afterlife.
B) attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the cycle of existence.
C) attain eternal life by exchanging one's karma for Atman.
D) be reborn again and again.
E) achieve enlightenment in the Western Paradise.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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What did Mahavira, founder of Jainism, preach to his followers?


A) That they follow the "middle way"
B) That they abandon their possessions and become beggars
C) That they practice sati
D) That they embrace education for women
E) That they erect stone pillars in honor of the Buddha

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the monsoon

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