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DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and choose the correct term from the word bank to replace the underlined definition.
citadel
monsoons
rajas
subcontinent
varnas
Vedas
1. Seasonal winds commonly bring heavy rains to the Northern Plains. ____________________________________________________________________ 2. In larger Indus settlements, important businesses and buildings were enclosed in a fortress. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. In return for payments of either food or money, regional leaders protected the people in their villages. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Little archaeological evidence exists about the Aryan period of Indian history, but many details about society at this time can be found in the sacred writings. ____________________________________________________________________ 5. The Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras made up the four classes of Vedic society. ____________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS For each term below, write a word that has the same meaning.
6. assume _____________________________________________________________ 7. castes ______________________________________________________________ 8. subcontinent _________________________________________________________
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Section 1 TRUE/FALSE Read each FALSE statement below. On the line provided, replace the underlined words with a term from the word bank to make the sentence TRUE.
monsoons
Indus
caste
a strong
Vedas
1. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were two cities from the Nile Valley civilization. ____________________________________________________________________ 2. Seasonal winds called subcontinents influence India’s climate by bringing heavy rains during the summer and cool, dry air in the winter. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. Evidence of uniformity and planning among Indus Valley cities suggests that there was no central authority over the civilization. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Much of what is known about the Aryans comes from sacred writings called the castes. ____________________________________________________________________ 5. Membership in a varnas determined what jobs one could hold and who one could marry. ____________________________________________________________________
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Section 2 DIRECTIONS For each term below, write a word that means the opposite.
1. ahimsa _____________________________________________________________ 2. reincarnation ________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS Read each set of four vocabulary terms following each number. On the line provided, write the letter of the term that is not part of each set.
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3. a. b. c. d.
ultimate goal of Hindus Brahman moksha sacred writings
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yoga dharma meditate worship
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4. a. b. c. d.
Mahariva karma reincarnation sum effect of one’s deeds
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Jainism ahimsa emphasis on ritual vegetarians
DIRECTIONS Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the word pair that best completes the sentence.
7. Most followers of __________________________ believe that various devas are actively working in the world to keep order. (Jainism/Hinduism) 8. In the Hindu cycle of life and death, __________________________ is the process in which a person’s soul is released from one body after death and later reborn in another. (reincarnation/karma) 9. For Hindus to achieve moksha, or break away from the cycle of rebirth, they must fulfill their__________________________. (kharma/dharma) 10. For some Jains, the idea of __________________________ makes them avoid hurting any living creature, from people to insects. (yoga/ahimsa)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best choice in the space provided.
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1. A basic tenet of Hinduism is the belief that a. devas cannot be portrayed in art. b. it is impossible to achieve moksha. c. the founder of Hinduism is Vishnu. d. everything in the world is an aspect of Brahman.
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2. The concept of karma is best described as a. the sum effect of one’s actions during life. b. being reborn into another life. c. the relationship between Rama and Sita. d. the continuous pattern of life and death.
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3. In Hinduism, a person’s dharma, or set of spiritual duties and obligations is based on a. their class and station in life. b. devas. c. bad karma. d. dedication to a deity.
_____ 4. The sacred texts of Hinduism include the Vedas, Upanishads and a. the Ganges. b. Ganesha. c. Bhagavad Gita. d. the Harappa. _____ 5. Because ahimsa is so important to Jains a. they follow elaborate rituals. b. most Jains pursue military careers. c. many Jains collect valuable art and sculpture. d. many Jains are vegetarians.
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DIRECTIONS Choose four of the vocabulary terms from the word bank. Use these terms to write a summary of what you learned in the section.
Four Noble Truths
Buddha
Buddhism
nirvana
Middle Way
Eightfold Path
_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS Answer each question by writing a sentence that contains at least one word from the word bank.
Buddha
Four Noble Truths
Buddhism
nirvana
Middle Way
1. What happened after Siddhartha Gautama meditated under the tree? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
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2. Describe what the Buddha said could be found by following the Eightfold Path. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 3. In what Buddhist teaching are followers cautioned to avoid extremes in their lives? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
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Section 3 MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person, or place that matches each description.
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1. Where the founder of Buddhism sat and meditated
a. Siddhartha Gautama b. Buddhism
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2. Central truths of Buddhism
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3. A series of steps that lead to enlightenment and salvation
d. Middle Way
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4. Founder of Buddhism
e. nirvana
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5. Enlightened people who remain on Earth to help others
f. Theravada
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6. State of perfect peace in which the soul is free from suffering
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7. Indian leader who promoted the spread of Buddhism
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8. The leading religion in all of East and Southeast Asia by AD 500
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9. Buddhist sect whose title means, “Way of the Elders”
c. Bodh Gaya
g. Ashoka h. Four Noble Truths i. Eightfold Path j. bodhisattvas
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Section 4 DIRECTIONS Look up the vocabulary terms in the word bank in a dictionary. For each term, write the dictionary definition that is closest to the definition used in your textbook.
Confucianism
court
Daoism
dynastic cycle
_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS On the line provided before each statement, write T if a statement is true and F if a statement is false. If the statement is false, write the correct term from the word bank on the line after each sentence that makes the sentence true.
Mandate of Heaven ____
court
dynastic cycle
oracle bones
1. Desert winds carried a fine, dusty soil called loess to the Huang He valley. ______________________________________________________________
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2. Daoism encourages people to retreat from the laws of society and yield to the laws of nature. _____________________________________________________________
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3. Because ancestor worship was important to the Shang, they often turned to courts to get advice on what to do. ______________________________________________________________
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4. To get the Chinese people to accept new leaders, the Zhou introduced the idea that they ruled by the dynastic cycle. ______________________________________________________________
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FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the bank with the word from the word pair that best completes the sentence.
1. Historians believe Chinese civilization began in the __________________________ valley where people started growing crops about 9,000 years ago. (Huang He/Xian) 2. Fine dusty soil called __________________________ in the valley of Huang He contributed to fertile farming conditions in China. (oracle bones/loess) 3. The __________________________, the world’s tallest mountains, separate China from India and from the rest of southern Asia. (Vedas/Himalayas) 4. The __________________________, a vast desert, provided protection from enemies who would invade China from the west. (Gobi/loess) 5. Most historians date the beginning of early Chinese civilization to the rise of the __________________________ dynasty. (Zhou/Shang) 6. The use of __________________________ bones to ask questions of one’s ancestors led to the development of Chinese writing. (oracle/caste) 7. The Zhou introduced the idea called the __________________________ to explain why the Shang were overthrown. (dynasty/Mandate of Heaven) 8. It was __________________________ who said that a leader should be advised by qualified, well-informed people, which led Chinese emperors to select advisors based on merit rather than on birth. (Confucius/Laozi) 9. Confucian thoughts on how to improve society were later collected in a book called the __________________________. (Analects/Vedas) 10. The philosopher __________________________ wrote an influential book about Daoist beliefs called the Dao De Jing. (Confucius/Laozi)
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