Ancient Indian History Quiz 18 (25 MCQs)

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1. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

2. What objects are usually on the Indus script stamps?

3. Identify the religion based on the descriptor:India's most popular religion today

4. Archeological evidence indicates that the children of Mohenjo Daro, probably

5. In India's varna system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

6. This Indian religion opposed (was against) the Caste System

7. Representation of Hindu god or goddess

8. What ideas do Hinduism and Buddhism not share?

9. Choose which of these statements is INCORRECT

10. The practice of inoculation has greatly reduced _____

11. All of the following were characteristics of the ancient Aryans at the time they first entered India EXCEPT

12. Which is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?

13. Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals?

14. Ancient India had social Classes

15. What is the famous river in Egypt?

16. People with no permanent home are called

17. To Buddhists, what causes suffering?

18. What two mountain ranges are north of India and provide protection from cold air?

19. Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?

20. How did the Mauryan Empire establish laws?

21. The Hindus developed a 9 digit + zero number system:

22. At the highest point in Mohenjo-Daro you would find

23. The Hindu Kush are near what river?

24. A term used in the Indian subcontinent referring to a range of stepped hills with valleys

25. Vocabulary:Winds that bring heavy rainfall