Ancient Indian History Quiz 250 (25 MCQs)

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1. Rebirth of the soul in another living thing

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of Indian literature?

3. What religion was spread to China on the Silk Road?

4. The stone seals of the Harappan are covered with

5. The tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river during flooding is called:

6. Hindu god who is believed to have created the universes; the universal spirit/deity.

7. Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism?

8. Which of the following was the caste that included laborers?

9. How did the Aryans subjugate the local Indian population

10. He was the strongest ruler of the Gupta Empire. He believed that the caste system would bring stability to society.

11. Considered India's holiest river.

12. Which caste is described below?This social class was considered the most common class and were skilled farmers and merchants.

13. Which was Ashoka's biggest goal as a changed ruler?

14. Which group of people moved from Europe into Southern Asia (India), forcing out all other groups of people already living there?

15. Which Empire came first?

16. Which of the following is a problem that could occur as a result of unpredictable monsoons?

17. Where did the first people who came to India settle?

18. This ritual encouraged women to throw herself on her dead husband's funeral pyre.

19. When the Aryan culture and Indian culture blended, which religion resulted?

20. Which religion:Focuses on meditation and achieving Nirvana

21. Where did Hinduism and Buddhism originate?

22. According to Hinduism, the main supreme power in the universe is

23. Seasonal winds, especially in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia

24. Buddhist Shrines

25. Why did people settle along the rivers? (a)