Ancient Indian History Quiz 166 (25 MCQs)

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1. What describes how Krishna gives advice to Arjuna as he prepares to go to battle.

2. Which religion believes in an afterlife?

3. Identify the religion based on the descriptor:founded by Siddhartha Gautama

4. Ancient Indian custom of sacrifice where a widow would burn herself to death during the funeral of her husband.

5. Which characteristics contributes to South Asia being considered a subcontinent?

6. In Hinduism, the idea of being nonviolent.

7. Indian mathematicians were able to make great advances in the 3rd and 2nd century BCE, in part because of their development

8. What was a major innovation by the Ancient Indians used in their cities?

9. The location of ancient civilization in present day India and Pakistan.

10. Which technological aspect do we see shared by Mesopotamians and Harappans?

11. What happened to Buddhism after Buddha's death?

12. Key term:a single, spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything

13. According to Buddhism, WHO could enter nirvana (a state of everlasting peace)?

14. Apart from Harappa, what other city was most iportant in the history of Harappan Civilization?

15. Ancient India's written language was called what?

16. A person's duties or responsibilities

17. What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share?

18. What mountain range is west of the Deccan Plateau?

19. The first civilization in India developed in the valley of which river?

20. Which of the following is not true about Chandragupta's rule?

21. Buddha believed that suffering is caused by people's _____

22. Holiest city of Hinduism that is found on the Ganges River

23. Which of the following IS NOT associated with Hinduism.

24. To protect against the floods of the monsoons, cities were _____

25. Siddhartha believed that suffering is caused by _____ rather than needs.