Ancient Indian History Quiz 30 (25 MCQs)

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1. According to Hindu belief, which means rebirth in a new physical body?

2. Taking a land by force is known as:

3. The Aryans of the Vedic Age were the first to use slave labor to improve their farming.

4. The major religion that developed in India was

5. The study of stars and planets

6. Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in _____, or rebirth.

7. Aryans developed a written language called _____, which was used to record early sacred texts known as the _____

8. Why is Chandragupta Maurya considered an important figure in world history?

9. Siddhartha wants to find a way to end suffering so he _____ with his horse and servant without waking his wife and son.

10. Which date would appear last?

11. Groupings based on one's skill

12. A person who gives up worldly pleasures is _____

13. How did Hinduism form from the Aryan religion of Brahmanism?

14. In Hinduism, this is the law that requires people to preform duties of their caste _____ ?

15. Parents arranged marriages for their children.

16. Cities that were built according to a design

17. What was the currency of the Mauryan government?

18. This was the highest group in the caste system.

19. A teacher would most likely be in what social caste in India?

20. In the Harappan civilization of ancient India, people wore jewelry made from all of the following metals EXCEPT

21. FOUNDER OF JAINISM

22. The outcaste of society (criminals, the ill, etc)

23. What role would belong to a member of the Kshatriya caste in ancient India?

24. What physical feature separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?

25. What language were the ancient texts of India written in?