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Ancient Indian History Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Rulers of the Gupta dynasty were supportive of the Hindu ..... system of social order
2. To focus one's thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness
3. In India's leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city
4. What do people believe happened to the Harappan Civilization?
5. The caste of scholars, priests, and philosophers are known as ..... :
6. Which of the following was the highest caste that contained priests?
7. Social groups into which rarely can be changed
8. How did the Himalayan Mountains help early settlements develop on the Indian subcontinent?
9. The highest peak in the Himalayas and the tallest mountain in the world.
10. A strong, seasonal wind across East Asia is a
11. Geography:What bodies of water surround India?
12. The main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman
13. What was the most important language of ancient India?
14. How did Asoka's empire end?
15. Large landmass that juts out from a continent
16. The religious practice 'Hinduism' started in the .....
17. Winter monsoons bring:
18. What became the official religion of early Russia?
19. Which mountain ranges had the two passes?
20. Which two Empires were part of Ancient India?
21. Compare the Sudras to the Kshatriyas. Which of the following best describes how they were different?
22. Mohenjo-Daro's advanced sewer system WOULD NOT BE SEEN AGAIN in the world for thousands of years, first with the Romans who created their own type of sewage system.
23. Which river did the Shang Dynasty develop in?
24. Nonviolence and respect for living things
25. Of the 3 deities of Hinduism, Vishnu is known as the preserver.
26. How did the Harappans trade with other city-states? By using .....
27. Which of the following is incorrect concerning Mohenjo-Daro?
28. Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 BC?
29. Asoka sometimes spelled Ashoka stopped the bloodshed and converted to
30. Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?
31. Buddhism teaches that the only way to find truth is to give up this.
32. Which Indian emperor was known for his policy of religious tolerance?
33. Which religion includes the Four Noble Truths, The Eight fold Path, and trying to reach nirvana (true happiness)?
34. This is a person who dedicates their life to a religion and often lives in a monastery.
35. The social group you are born into and cannot change; known in India as jati.
36. What class are Dalits in?
37. Dharma means the teachings of the founder
38. What class is a Brahmin in?
39. In the ancient world, which of the following is a difference between Christianity and Buddhism?
40. Which of the following sequences provides the correct historical progression of human advancement in Ancient India?
41. What caste level had education?
42. The two major river systems of ancient India are:
43. My caste includes the lowest members of society
44. " ..... Let the king and his ministers labor with a mutual sympathy, saying, 'We have received the decree of Heaven and it shall be great as the long-continued years of Hsia; yea, it shall not fail of the long-continued years of Yin.' I wish the king, through the attachment of the lower people, to receive the long-abiding decree of Heaven ..... "-Clae Waltham, ed., Shu Ching, Book of History, Henry Regnery Company
45. Rock Edict XII:The faiths of others all deserve to be honored for one reason or another. By honoring them, one exalts one's own faith and at the same time performs a service to the faith of others. (This law is talking about freedom of what?)
46. What are the seasonal winds in India's climate that bring dry or wet precipitation called?
47. What building material did the Indus River Valley civilizations use when constructing cities?
48. What are the 4 Noble Truths?
49. Which religion believes in Reincarnation?
50. Empire of India's Golden Age
51. India was the home of which empires?
52. Which religion did Siddhartha Gautama start as a way to end suffering?
53. Is the Indian social classes whose members are identified by their job.
54. The idea of nonviolence that many Hindus believe in is known as
55. The ..... were at the very bottom of the caste system and were forced to live outside of villages.
56. The Indian system of strict social classes is called the ..... system.
57. A (a)-sphere is half of a sphere.
58. Means "land of the five rivers"
59. Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is located in this mountain range.
60. Which of the following is true about the Deccan Plateau?
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