Ancient Indian History Quiz 123 (25 MCQs)

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1. Who invented zero?

2. Social structure in Ancient India was determined by birthright, this division of classes is called?

3. According to Buddhism, if a person gave up all desires, he or she would reach _____

4. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

5. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space

6. The Tang dynasty of China and the Gupta Empire of India were similar in that each experienced a period of

7. What idea states that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being?

8. Ashoka converted to which belief system?

9. The chief god of the Aryans, Indra, was the god of?

10. Pick the key concept:King Ashoka creates edicts and laws

11. Why was the Silk road important?

12. Chandragupta Maurya ruled the Mauryan Empire through

13. A country in south Asia northwest of India

14. According to tradition, how did Siddhartha Gautama become the Buddha?

15. A mountain range in Asia separating the plains of India from the Tibetan Plateau.

16. What is the definition of the term Bureaucracy?

17. Which Indian invention affected the study of math and science?

18. A state of perfect happiness that is achieved after giving up all desires

19. Largest of Harappan cities and site of the "Great Bath"

20. The effect that a person's actions have on the soul

21. Vocabulary:The science of working with metals

22. What is a fortress that sits on top of a hill?

23. This statement belongs to which religion?"Belief in polytheism, many gods."

24. A rebirth of the soul in different forms

25. Who discovered the dockyard at Lothal?