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Ancient Indian History Quiz 21 (60 MCQs)

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1. This sea was located southwest of India and provided the moisture for the monsoon season
2. What is the name of the class in the caste system that has merchants and professionals?
3. The Indian term for prince.
4. These dome shaped structures contained religious objects and served as places of worship for Buddhists.
5. What jobs did the Shudras have?
6. Pick the key concept:Indus River Valley had rich soil
7. Hindu god that is often considered the Preserver of the universe.
8. What are the four books of Hindu knowledge called?
9. The process of growing food mainly for self-consumption is called ..... farming.
10. Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India
11. Which is an aspect associated with Jainism
12. Religion has no specific founder
13. What is irrigation?
14. A person's social class in Ancient India was determined in a Caste System by:
15. What was an early city in Ancient India?
16. What did King Ashoka help spread by building roads, hospitals, and shrines?
17. Which term describes feeling a state of perfect wisdom
18. An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism
19. India is a large landmass, but is still smaller than a continent. What do we call such a landmass?
20. "Enlightened One"
21. He united most of the Indian subcontinent
22. Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw
23. Which practice is MOST important to Hindu beliefs?
24. The sacred texts from Hinduism are:
25. A mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
26. According to Hinduism, the Brahman is a ..... shared between all living things.
27. Siddartha Guatama founded what religion
28. How do Buddhists believe they can get rid of suffering?
29. Which of the following is not one of the crops grown in India?
30. Gautama became known as the "Buddha" and founded the religion .....
31. This area also receives rain during the monsoon season. While many people associate this season as a time of intense rain it is actually a time when the winds change. During India's monsoon season, hot air flows across the Indian Ocean and forms clouds full of water. As these clouds move across the cooler land it drops its rain, often resulting in floods. What does the word monsoon mean in the text?
32. Hindus believe that a person's ultimate goal should be to reunite their soul (atman) with Brahman, but this can take many lifetimes to accomplish, so ..... is necessary.
33. Entering India from the north was difficult because of the presence of which mountains?
34. Why did the Gupta Emperors enforce the caste system?
35. The height of Mount Everest
36. He is a Vedic mathematician who is accredited with calculating the pi to some degree of precision.
37. Chandragupta Maurya's government was characterized by all of the following except
38. Believe people strive to reach Moksha
39. The Arabian Sea is to the west of India.
40. The sacred book of the Hindus is called the .....
41. What is a smaller piece of land that is part of a continent, but rests on a different tectonic plate?
42. The belief that humans are reborn into a new body after they die is called?
43. Indus Valley Civilization is also known as .....
44. There are three rivers in India:1) Indus2) Bramaputra3)?
45. What did he devote his life to ending
46. Portion of the Vedas that explains how a person ends the cycle of samsara and unites with Brahma
47. Going without food for a long period of time
48. What was the first religion in ancient India?
49. The religion of the Aryans was known as .....
50. Divided India's society into groups?
51. India's social system of the social class in which you were born into was called .....
52. Social groups based on birth
53. What is legalism?
54. A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped
55. Skilled Worker:Maker of shoes, iron weapons, etc.
56. Class structure in Ancient India that is determined at birth.
57. The first civilization we met in India was located on which river?
58. Near the bottom of the caste are the farmers and laborers, also known as the .....
59. A religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism is called
60. Hindu priests, highest caste.
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