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Ancient Indian History Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. Why is the Bhagavad Gita influential to Indian society and culture?
2. ..... is a name for a spiritual teacher
3. This person used Ahimsa by telling people to use nonviolence when protesting.
4. The Buddah's Four Noble Trush says people should follow what to eliminate suffering?
5. What Dynasty was the first in China?
6. Which is an important relationship in Confucianism.
7. A large part of a continent
8. What religion thought the way to end suffering was to end desire?
9. The belief that a person's soul can be reborn after death' is called?
10. Historians believe that the Indus Valley was governed by a centralized monarchy.
11. Monsoon a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon ), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon ).
12. How did the geography of Mohenjo-Daro affect their civilization?
13. Who was the Indian doctor who carried out an early form of plastic surgery?
14. In what language were the sacred hymns and poems of the Aryans composed?
15. How did people in Aryan society enter a certain caste?
16. Determine whether the phrase below describes Hinduism, Buddhism, or both.Ultimate goal is nirvana.
17. Which of the following is not a major piece of literature developed during Ancient India?
18. One of the largest settlements in the Indus Valley Civilization.
19. Harappan ..... have been found in Mesopotamian cities, showing that the people traded goods with other civilizations.
20. Deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas
21. Mohenjo-Daro literally means "place or hill of the dead."
22. Where did India's earliest civilization develop?
23. The belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be in the next life
24. What was the Chinese system of writing like?
25. The number system we used today was invented by Ancient Indians. What was it called?
26. The Hinduism word ..... essentially means "what goes around comes around."
27. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to
28. Built roads, bridges and even a postal system under rule of Chandragupta and Asoka
29. Where are the Himalayain Mountains located?
30. The lowest level of Ancient Indian society who were given menial and degrading tasks such as collecting trash and handling dead bodies were the
31. Jainism practices strict .....
32. Which of the following mountain ranges formed a barrier across Northern India?
33. Books of knowledge in the Hindu religion
34. Mountain range runs along the northwest border of the Indian subcontinent.
35. Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet's government
36. What language did the Aryans bring to India the developed into a widely used written language in India?
37. What type of weather do summer monsoons bring?
38. True or False:You can reach a higher caste during your lifetime
39. River known for religious purposes
40. The most privileged caste was the .....
41. Cities like Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were advanced with .....
42. Known as the "Golden Age" of India due to it being a time of peace and prosperity(wealth).
43. These people were known for gambling and chariot racing?
44. True or False:In order to reach nirvana, an individual must follow the Four Noble Truths and follow the Eightfold Path.
45. The Mauryan dynasty set up which type of government?
46. Who founded Buddhism during the 500s BC?
47. The act of being different (examples:race, culture, social status, wealth, etc.)
48. According to Hindu belief, which means rebirth in a new physical body?
49. Taking a land by force is known as:
50. The Aryans of the Vedic Age were the first to use slave labor to improve their farming.
51. The major religion that developed in India was
52. The study of stars and planets
53. Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in ....., or rebirth.
54. Aryans developed a written language called ....., which was used to record early sacred texts known as the .....
55. Why is Chandragupta Maurya considered an important figure in world history?
56. Siddhartha wants to find a way to end suffering so he ..... with his horse and servant without waking his wife and son.
57. Which date would appear last?
58. Groupings based on one's skill
59. A person who gives up worldly pleasures is .....
60. How did Hinduism form from the Aryan religion of Brahmanism?
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