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Ancient Indian History Quiz 101 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following was the caste that included laborers?
2. How did the Aryans subjugate the local Indian population
3. He was the strongest ruler of the Gupta Empire. He believed that the caste system would bring stability to society.
4. Considered India's holiest river.
5. Which caste is described below?This social class was considered the most common class and were skilled farmers and merchants.
6. Which was Ashoka's biggest goal as a changed ruler?
7. Which group of people moved from Europe into Southern Asia (India), forcing out all other groups of people already living there?
8. Which of the following is a problem that could occur as a result of unpredictable monsoons?
9. Where did the first people who came to India settle?
10. This ritual encouraged women to throw herself on her dead husband's funeral pyre.
11. Which religion:Focuses on meditation and achieving Nirvana
12. According to Hinduism, the main supreme power in the universe is
13. Buddhist Shrines
14. Why did people settle along the rivers? (a)
15. What was the greatest mathematical achievement at this time?
16. What are the two ancient cities of the Indus Valley?
17. Which of these was the fourth highest caste?
18. How can Buddhists reach enlightenment?
19. A RULER OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE WHO CONVERTED TO BUDDHISM
20. During the reign of the Gupta Dynasty, the government was ruled by an emperor. One of the main political goals of the early Gupta emperors was to
21. What vocabulary word means:A large landmass smaller than a continent?
22. What was the highest class in Aryan society?
23. The man who became the Buddha was born a .....
24. An ancient writing in Sanskrit?
25. What was the network of trading routes that connected East Asia to as far as Europe called?
26. What are Veda's?
27. Which of these is true for both Hinduism and Buddhism?
28. The Indian prince, ..... searched for wisdom in many ways such as fasting & meditating.
29. What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god?
30. A COUNTRY OF SOUTHEASTERN ASIA THAT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ISTHMUS OF KRA TO THE MALAY PENINSULA
31. ..... was invented in Mauryan Empire.
32. Aiden, Zoe, and Avery are playing a game of historical trivia. They stumbled upon a question that they couldn't answer. Can you help them? Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
33. Major religion that developed in ancient India; main belief:all souls are part of one universal spirit
34. King Ashoka urged his people to
35. Group of people from ancient history believed to haave created the idea of caste.
36. A. The ..... led Tibet's government and was considered a leader and a reincarnations of Buddha by Tibetans
37. Which is an achievements / inventions of Acncient India?
38. Which game may have originated in ancient India?
39. Who was the first Buddhist King
40. What helped early Indian civilizations grow?
41. To leave and not return
42. Very large landmass that is smaller than a continent
43. A strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer
44. Which of the following was a discover made by Gupta Scientist Aryabhata?
45. What is the 6th Practice of the Eightfold Path? (Pg. 120)
46. Indian mathematics working during the Gupta Empire were responsible for which mathematical achievement?
47. What do Hindus call the path that each person must follow to build good karma?
48. What can you infer about Ashoka with his message below? "On the roads, ..... trees have been planted for the enjoyment of animals and men. I have had ponds dug and shelters erected along the roads. Everywhere I have had wells dug."
49. Hindu belief that the spirit or soul goes from one life to the next.
50. Thought to do work that was not pure and had a low social class
51. Which Mauryan King converted to Buddhism and dedicated his life to peace?
52. Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. Who used stone columns to mark the territory of his empire and make announcements.
53. What forms of literature were created by Gupta writers?
54. Ancient India began around the
55. Name the key concept of the following sentence:The Varnas were a part of the Aryan civilization and divided people into groups.
56. An outcast in India's society-not to be touched; polluted person
57. In the Indian caste system, who are the Sudras?
58. The ..... was the Golden Age of Indian culture.
59. The Caste System is .....
60. What does Daoism and Confucianism have in common?
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