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What was exported by the Mauryan Empire?

A
tea
B
gold
C
spices
D
livestock
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Read the passage from the poem Meghaduta. Āshādha's ending on the mountain found him weakened, gold ring slipping from his wrist. And mixed his pleasure as a cloud came down so playfully to hug the summit mist. . . .With now the rainy month stood close at hand, to fresh Kutaja blooms he adds his plea, and asks most courteously the cloud bring news of welfare to his loved-one—words that she, revived to hear of him, will understand.–Meghaduta, Kalidasa (translated by Colin John Holcombe)

A
enjoying romantic love
B
exhibiting bravery in battle
C
going on epic journeys
D
doing good deeds in the world
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How did ancient Indians measure length?

A
by using precise rulers
B
by stacking square bricks
C
by using the binary system
D
by observing and estimating
4

Which best describes karma?

A
a person’s morals and values
B
the amount of giving to others
C
a person’s actions throughout life
D
the total time one spends meditating
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What is one way that Chandragupta Maurya maintained power?

A
He united all of India under his rule.
B
He formed alliances with the Greeks.
C
He embraced the ideals of Buddhism.
D
He established a decentralized government.
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Which statement best describes how people of the Vedic period practiced their religious beliefs?

A
People performed sacrifices for their god, Bhagavad Gita.
B
People practiced chanting to honor their only god, Veda.
C
People created sacred hymns, long poems, and religious texts.
D
People traveled to other countries in Southeast Asia for religious pilgrimages.
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Where did the Aryans first settle when they arrived in India?

A
in the mountains and then spread out to what is now the city of Mumbai
B
in the Indus River Valley and then spread out to the Ganges River Valley
C
in the central plains of India and then spread out to the Indus River Valley
D
in what is now the city of New Delhi and then spread out to the coastal cities
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What was the importance of creating a standard measurement of length in ancient India?

A
Standard measurement improved the digging of shrine caves.
B
Standard measurement improved architecture and engineering.
C
Standard measurement improved realism in paintings and drawings.
D
Standard measurement helped make estimates for building temples.
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The image shows a series of figures.This new way of counting included which idea?

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A
a decimal system
B
a calendar system
C
the concept of pi
D
the introduction of algebra
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When does a person achieve nirvana, according to Buddhist beliefs?

A
after understanding the cycle of suffering
B
after giving up material possessions and greed
C
after meditating daily and ending material desire
D
after treating others kindly and teaching them enlightenment
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The map shows the spread of Buddhism during the Mauryan Empire.

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A
It became popular in China.
B
It spread throughout Europe.
C
It remained in northeast India.
D
It spread to Southeast Asia and Greece.
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How did Aśoka rise to power?

A
His grandfather chose him as successor.
B
He inherited his title directly from his father.
C
He came to power by defeating the Greeks.
D
He won power after a struggle with his brother.
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What encouraged the Aryan people to settle on the Indian subcontinent?

A
large cities for settlement
B
herding lands in central India
C
mountainous lands near Nepal
D
farmland in the Indus River Valley
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What did the poet Kalidasa contribute to Indian poetry?

A
He created the Mahabharata poem.
B
He developed his own form of poetry.
C
He wrote about ordinary people in ancient India.
D
He altered existing forms of meter for his poetry.
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Read the passage from the Bhagavad Gita.A person can never achieve freedom from reactions to activities without first performing prescribed Vedic duties; neither can perfection be attained by renouncing them as well. –Bhagavad Gita

A
The passage compares two similar actions.
B
The passage contrasts two very different actions.
C
The passage describes a result of specific actions.
D
The passage explains a multistep process to complete.

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