Ancient Indian History Quiz 221 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is a polytheistic religion

2. Wildlife is diverse in these mountains that border the Deccan Plateau.

3. Why did more people like Buddhism than Hinduism?

4. Who was Mahavira?

5. Theravada Buddhism believed Buddha was a great teacher, but not a god.

6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Hinduism?

7. The fall of the Mauryan Empire is associated with this man's death.

8. Jati are clan groups that are identified with a particular varna and is assigned a particular form of economic activity.

9. The vedas is a collected of written traditions

10. What did Harappan farmers grow?

11. How did monsoons help Indian people?

12. This is an area of broad flat high land

13. The 4 noble truths and eightfold path belong to which religion?

14. Buddhists believe that enlightenment is a personal responsibility.

15. Which large country is northeast of India?

16. Which event for Asoka was life changing and responsible for his spiritual transformation?

17. Evidence shows that people in ancient India traded with which group, due to having seals from this area discovered in India.

18. Which of these were holy Hindu scriptures written by gurus to help connect people to heavenly forces?

19. Which caste is the highest rank?

20. The written and oral language of the Aryans that is considered a dead language today.

21. Who is the Creator god?

22. Which two mountain ranges protect and isolate India from the rest of Asia?

23. The kesh, kangha, kara, kachera, and kirpan are all visual representations seen on followers of

24. Around what time did the ancient Indus Valley civilisation decline?

25. India was formed on what is known as the subcontinent of _____