Ancient Indian History Quiz 253 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which is NOT a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism?

2. What does Daoism and Confucianism have in common?

3. Which of the following statements would the Buddha be likely to make?

4. Around 2600 B.C. the first civilization of India began near which river?

5. Caste System-Sudra

6. _____ is the state of having knowledge or understanding.

7. A BODY OF WATER THAT LIES BETWEEN ARABIA AND INDIA, THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

8. A large landmass that cuts from a continent is a

9. Hindu teachers lived by themselves and were known as _____

10. It is believed that the Indus Valley civilization declined because of a flood.

11. In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

12. Mohenjo-Daro was an early city along the Indus River. It was designed in a series of

13. River of the Harappans

14. One of early India's contributions to world civilization includes introducing zero to the number system.

15. What body of water did the people of India have to cross to reach the overland trade route from Burma to China?

16. The rebirth of a soul

17. Major geographical feature in the central portion of India.

18. An isolated portion of a larger continent separated by a natural barrier such as mountains is called a

19. Nirvana is the freedom from _____ and being at one with the universe.

20. What is the name of the capital city of both the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?

21. An alternative name for the ancient Indus Valley civilisation is _____

22. What are the names of India's two main rivers?

23. The Harappan civilization was the first major Indian civilization established along the _____ River.

24. The Caste System was based on which religious beliefs?

25. What game was invented in India?