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Ancient Indian History Quiz 18 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which is not a product made by ancient Indian artisans?
2. The Aryans came after the people of Harappa and developed a
3. Which group was traditionally the warriors/kings?
4. Which religion incorporates ideas of Hinduism and Islam, encourages meditation, honesty, and to treat others equally?
5. What caused the decline of the Indus River Valley?
6. Hindus worship many gods.
7. A 500 mile long mountain range that stretched through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
8. We cannot use the Rosetta Stone to decipher the language and writing used during the Indus Valley time period.
9. What is the name of the Universal Spirit in Hinduism?
10. What is the goal of reincarnation in Buddhism?
11. What could you infer about Ashoka from his message below? "It is good not only to spend little, but to own the minimum of property."
12. A place of enlightenment, free from suffering. A place of peace.
13. A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
14. Upnishads are books on
15. The ..... system in India ranked people by social classes.
16. During which dynasty were bronze tools and jade bowls used?
17. What do Hindus and Buddhists both believe?
18. Ancient India was united for the second time under which empire?
19. Which ancient Indian civilization is known for its citywide drainage system?
20. Achieving Moksha through adhereance to the caste system rules and honoring of Brahman, Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu is the goal of
21. The ruler who brought together almost all of India
22. What tells Buddhists that they should follow the Eightfold Path?
23. Why is India's climate generally warm?
24. A monsoon is .....
25. What is the third highest social class of India?
26. Those seen as subhuman, who performed jobs nobody else wanted, and were "out of the Caste" were called:
27. The ancient social system in India is the ..... system.
28. Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?
29. True or false:only men could attend universities in the Gupta Empire
30. What caused the Gupta Empire to fall?
31. The Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva were important gods in Hinduism because they represented creation, preservation, and destruction.
32. What is the language called that was developed in Ancient India?
33. In Hinduism, the universal spirit, or creator, is called
34. Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise:
35. The greatest sources of information we have about the Harappan civilization are the ruins of major cities.
36. What did the lower classes like about Buddhism?
37. Moksha would be described as .....
38. The following are all achievements of the Gupta empire EXCEPT .....
39. What was the name of King Asoka's Empire?
40. What religion has the Vedas as a sacred text?
41. What is astronomy?
42. Aiden, Noah, and Abigail are having a debate about religions. Aiden says something unique about Hinduism is its continuity from ancient origins to modern practice. Noah thinks it's the strict adherence to a single scripture. Abigail believes it's the rejection of all other religions. And you, what do you think is unique about Hinduism?
43. A religious teacher
44. Which religion came first out(Which is the oldest) of all these religion in Ancient India
45. The creation of iron tools c.1 200BCE created which effects?
46. Chandragupta set up a Good ..... system?
47. Which religion has several thousand gods and believes in reincarnation?
48. How did Ashoka communicate with his people?
49. Which religion was adopted by Ashoka after the Kalinga war?
50. Father of Ayurveda medicine
51. Buddha taught that following the Eightfold Path would lead to
52. Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?
53. City built by a design
54. Who is responsible for the development of Hinduism?
55. The idea that after a person dies they are "reborn" into a different form.
56. What are some things that Ashoka did after he embraced Buddhism?
57. India's monsoons are seasonal. What does this reveal about the monsoons?
58. What did Emperor Qin build that allowed no one to leave, or invade, for thousands of years?
59. The path to enlightenment has this many steps
60. Buddhism(the rival of Hinduism) was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread rapidly throughout India and later throughout Asia, and it is still practiced by millions of people today. Buddhism teaches that the ultimate goal of life is to attain nirvana, or ultimate reality, and that suffering can be overcome through letting of all worldly cares and materialistic goods. Buddhism principles are based on The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths.Who is the founder of Buddhism?
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