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Ancient Indian History Quiz 254 (25 MCQs)

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1. Hindus believe in karma which means
2. Who was Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha?
3. A word that actually means "action" or "fate", most people think of its meaning as "what goes around comes around" . What is this word?
4. Identify the religion based on the descriptor:follows the Eightfold Path
5. The _____ come in from the Indian Ocean and bring a ton of rain.
6. Asoka, third king of the Maurya Empire, made a tremendous change in the history of his country when he stopped waging war and dedicated his life to peace. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions of people in India and Asia?
7. What is the name of the Aryan's first writing system?
8. How many principles does Jainism follow?
9. Hinduism is based on _____
10. Largest caste:manual laborers
11. Which of the following is FALSE about India's geography?
12. How many Asamyutta Hastas are there?
13. Which weather pattern in India caused a wet and a dry season?
14. A fortress, typically on high ground
15. People first settled in India on the _____ River.
16. Dharma is the belief that
17. What helped archeologists decode ancient Egyptian writing?
18. Hinduism has _____ major gods.
19. By following the idea of harming no living being and by practicing what he learned, he hoped that he would reach _____
20. (Buddhism) It represents the final goal of Buddhism. A state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.
21. How did Asoka communicate his policies and beliefs with his people?
22. What did the ascetics give up?
23. Spiritual leaders and teachers
24. Why did Siddhartha want to leave his father and mother?
25. The large cities of the Indus valley featured homes made mostly of _____
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