5th Grade History Chapter 5 Test 4
The name "Buddha" means?
"Enlightened One
The person who first took cotton goods from India to Europe was?
Alexander the Great
What group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system?
Aryans
The country once called East Pakistan is called today?
Bangladesh
An important leader in the struggle for India's independence was?
Gandhi
One of India's major rivers is the?
Ganges
The main religion of India is?
Hinduism
The river valley that was the home of India's ancient civilization was the?
Indus
India's largest city is?
Mumbai (Bombay)
India's first prime minister was?
Nehru
The belief that the soul is reborn into some other man or animal is?
Reincarnation
What did an Indian ruler build as a tomb for his favorite wife?
Taj Mahal
The first European to reach India by sailing around Africa was?
Vasco da Gama
"Father of Modern Missions" is?
William Carey
The cotton material first made in India is?
calico
line of rulers all in the same family is a?
dynasty
seasonal wind that brings rain is a?
monsoon
What do Buddhists call the state of being free from suffering?
nirvana
People not belonging to any caste are called?
outcastes
One important math principle developed in India was?
place value
