Ancient Indian History Quiz 219 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which is NOT a quality recommended by the Eightfold Path?

2. What natural barrier separated India from China?

3. In Hinduism, in order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach _____

4. The best example of good city planning in Mohenjo-Daro was:

5. A fortress, typically on high ground to protect a city.

6. What is the current capital of India?

7. Which of the following is not true regarding Candragupta Maurya?

8. Line of rulers form a family that rules for a long time

9. The Gobi and Takla Makan Deserts provided _____

10. What is the job of the Vaishya in the caste system?

11. According to many teachings, Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment, and was called:

12. How did the caste system affect the lifestyle of the people of ancient India?

13. A HINDU EPIC POEM WRITTEN IN SANSKRIT THAT DESCRIBES THE ADVENTURES OF THE KING RAMA AND HIS QUEEN

14. During winter, monsoon winds blow (a) from the Himalaya east to west across India.

15. How do Archaeologists think that the Harappans vanished from the Indus River Valley?

16. With over 1500 sites this ancient river civilizations is the largest o the group?

17. What originated in India?

18. Select one reason why the Aryans are so important to India's history.

19. When a society is divided into groups and people born into the group is assigned a job, that is known as the _____

20. The capital of chola empire.

21. What was the main focus of the Vedic peoples?

22. What is the set of rules and duties that each caste must follow?

23. What three major bodies of water surround India?

24. Who excavated Kalibangan in 1960s?

25. The _____ empire unified India into one people and the _____ empire led India through its Golden Age