Ancient Indian History Quiz 146 (25 MCQs)

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1. This is the best known section of the Mahabharata, which includes the god Krishna advising a king to do his duty and fight.

2. What are seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons in India?

3. Divided India's society into social groups?

4. Which group suddenly disappeared from the Indus River Valley?

5. Who almost conquered most of the Ancient World including Egypt, Greece, and part of India?

6. What group of people did the jobs that no one else in Indian society wanted to do?

7. The heavy rains that accompany the seasonal wind of South Asia that blows from the southwest in summer.

8. Name the location shown on the map.

9. This group of people were probably most interested in converting from Hinduism to Buddhism.

10. Divided Indian society in to social groups

11. Which Indian Emperor adopted Buddhism and made it the religion of his Empire?

12. The word Buddha means _____

13. Which of the following are key ideas in Hinduism?

14. Which of these rights did an Indian woman have?

15. Because of its geography, India was:

16. Mountain range in northern India

17. This statement belongs to which religion?" The Ganges River is holy/pure to this religion."

18. One idea that Buddha teaches is that "Life is full of suffering" . This is part of what philosophy?

19. Who was the leader who united India and established the Mauryan Dynasty?

20. End goal is to break free from samsara

21. True or False:Harappans had a caste system

22. Which ancient Indian civilization started the Caste System?

23. A Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism

24. What word best describes the philosophy or way of thinking of legalism?

25. True or False? Ancient India was the first civilization to use calculus?