Ancient Indian History Quiz 142 (25 MCQs)

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1. Great Wall began during which dynasty?

2. What direction did Ancient Indian magnetic compasses point when sailing the Indian Ocean?

3. Which religion:Major Religion throughout Asia

4. Trading center of the Indus Valley Civilization?

5. What was Harappan civilization the first to development in India?

6. The divine law, or the way of righteous conduct, practiced in Hinduism and Buddhism was called

7. What happens in India if the monsoons come early or late, or if there is too much or too little?

8. What group of people crossed the Hindu Kush and brought Hinduism and the Caste System to India?

9. After the Maurya empire fell apart the _____ came into existence.

10. Much of Harappan history remains a mystery primarily because

11. Who developed the current form of Jainism?

12. Hinduism became the predominant religion under this empire?

13. What group did not belong to any caste?

14. What religion originated in the Indus Valley around 1400 BCE?

15. How does Hinduism differ from Buddhism?

16. Who believes in the Eightfold Path?

17. When a person reaches the Brahmin caste and does the duties of his caste, when he dies he will experience

18. They had a centralized government and thousands of stupas

19. According to the Hindu religion, a person's devotion to a personal god brings the soul closer to.

20. What is The Buddha's Eightfold Path?

21. Where did the Indus River Valley people store their excess grain

22. The Great Bath was probably used for

23. Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?

24. In Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is reborn into is dependent on what?

25. Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for CREATION?