AnswersPA-Social Studies 8 Q1The Aryan Migration and Impact on Indian Life

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What was an early way that Hinduism spread?

A
It spread by boat into Indonesia.
B
It spread overland into Russia.
C
It spread by boat into Africa.
D
It spread overland into the Middle East.
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Which statement best describes the spread of Hinduism?

A
Hinduism did not spread outside of its homeland in India.
B
The spread of Hinduism had stopped by the beginning of the Vedic period.
C
Hinduism spread throughout India and Nepal, and into Southeast Asia.
D
Beliefs of Hinduism changed greatly when it spread into the Middle East.
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A Hindu who needed knowledge to help solve a difficult problem would most likely pray to which god?

A
Brahma
B
Ganesh
C
Shiva
D
Vishnu
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How is the practice of yoga connected to the Hindu belief of moksha?

A
Hindus practice yoga daily to cleanse themselves of moksha.
B
Hindus believe that yoga will allow them to better understand their duty.
C
Hindus believe that yoga will ensure that no harm comes to humans or animals.
D
Hindus practice yoga to control the mind and to be released from the cycle of rebirth.
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Read this passage from the Bhagavad Gita.. . . seek To reach Me, worshipping with steadfast will; And, if thou canst not worship steadfastly, Work for Me, toil in works pleasing to Me! For he that laboureth right for love of Me Shall finally attain!–Bhagavad Gita

A
It explains the effect of worshipping the gods.
B
It describes the steps needed to worship properly.
C
It contrasts Hindu worship to worship in other religions.
D
It compares two similar ways in which to worship the gods.
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Which statement best explains the role of the gods, according to Hindu beliefs?

A
Hindu gods can never take human form.
B
Most gods are responsible for certain things in life.
C
Each god played a role in the creation of the universe.
D
The gods decide where a person is placed in the caste system.
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Read the map.

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A
Hinduism requires its followers to live in or near India.
B
Hinduism spread west along trade routes from Indonesia.
C
Hinduism began as the religion of the Aryans in the Indus River valley.
D
Hinduism encourages its followers to live south of the Himalayas.
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Read the passage from the Bhagavad Gita.All mounted on their shining chariots!On our side, too,—thou best of Brahmans! SeeExcellent chiefs, commanders of my line,Whose names I joy to count: thyself the first,Then Bhishma, Karna, Kripa fierce in fight,Vikarna, Aswatthaman; next to theseStrong Saumadatti, with full many moreValiant and tried, ready this day to die –Bhagavad Gita

A
“On our side” in line 2 shows that the passage is using cause and effect.
B
“First” in line 4 and “next” in line 6 indicate that the passage is sequential.
C
The use of “strong” in line 7 compares Saumadatti to the other commanders.
D
Using the names of the commanders in lines 5 and 6 shows that the passage is contrasting.
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Read this passage from the Bhagavad Gita.There is "true" Knowledge. . . . it is this: To see one changeless Life in all the Lives, And in the Separate, One Inseparable. There is imperfect Knowledge: that which sees The separate existences apart, And, being separated, holds them real. There is false Knowledge: that which blindly clings To one as if 'twere all, seeking no Cause, Deprived of light, narrow, and dull, and "dark."–Bhagavad Gita

A
It describes the sequence needed to gain knowledge.
B
It shows the reader the effects of obtaining knowledge.
C
It describes to the reader the causes of knowledge in the world.
D
It compares the different types of knowledge that exist in the world.
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Read the map.

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A
People in China were at war with India over land.
B
Hinduism requires that its followers live near rivers.
C
Hinduism spread west to the Middle East instead of east to China.
D
The natural barrier of the Himalayas prevented the religion’s spread.

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