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Ancient Indian History Quiz 30 (60 MCQs)

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1. Historians describe a civilization's ..... by identifying its environment, ecology, resources, disasters, regions, and climate.
2. True or False. Brahmins were at the top of the Caste System?
3. The place where Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment
4. India's first civilization, who writing can't be read yet.
5. Which social class was at the top of ancient India's caste system?
6. Which is the correct order of the caste system (highest to lowest)?
7. ..... was an important writer from the Gupta period. He wrote plays, poems, love stories, and comedies.
8. Why was buddhism so popular with lower castes?
9. What caused the downfall of Mehonjodaro?
10. Whats the definition of Sanskrit
11. Why did Buddhism appeal to people in lower castes?
12. ..... and the Vedas are closely related because the ..... were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas.
13. The Harijans are more commonly known as what?
14. Large body of religious texts said to be the oldest scriptures of Hinduism
15. Hindus believe that your behavior determines where you go in the next life. This is your .....
16. What is the name of the River in India?
17. The oldest religion in the world
18. What is a sub continent?
19. What does it mean for Hindus to follow the dharma of their varna?
20. What is a landmass that is smaller than a continent?
21. Every human is born with a soul, which is a form of Brahman
22. Caste system doesn't exist anymore
23. A region in India through which the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers flow.
24. The Aryans invaded India through the Khyber Pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains
25. Liberation from reincarnation
26. Buddha believed to end suffering, one must let go of their .....
27. Vocabulary:Individual soul
28. Which texts formed the basis of the Aryan religion?
29. The festival of Diwali, which begins the Hindu New Year, celebrates:
30. Who was the Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
31. Rainy monsoons mainly occur during which season?
32. A nontheistic religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama; main beliefs:inner peace comes from ending desire, reincarnation and karma.
33. What is the national animal of the country of India today?
34. Hindus are polytheistic, which means .....
35. They created ..... where people learned grammar, composition, logic, mathematics, medicine, and astronomy.
36. According to the caste system, who is at the bottom of the pyramid and what is their job?
37. This mountain range was on the North and Northeast border of India, it is home to the tallest mountain in the world
38. The holy place for Hindus
39. Followers of this religion follow the Eightfold Path.
40. Who is at the bottom of India's caste system and considered "vile" due to their religious customs?
41. What came to guide Asoka's rule?
42. Mohenjo-Daro, an ancient civilization in India. Which one of the of the following was NOT an innovation in India?
43. Determine whether the phrase below describes Hinduism, Buddhism, or both.Believe in the cycle of reincarnation.
44. A class organization in which a person is born into a specific class, or cast. Movement from one cast to another is usually not allowed.
45. Meditation is the focusing of the mind on physical ideas.
46. Empire that ruled India during a period of great artistic and intellectual achievement.
47. What are stupas?
48. In Ancient India, which group of people was looked down upon by society more than any other?
49. What was granary used for?
50. Buddhism was what?
51. The greatest ruler in India's history
52. The country that the Indus River currently run through is called:
53. What animal is considered holy in Hinduism?
54. The consequence of how a person lives based on good or bad decisions/life
55. This seasonal wind pattern dominates India's climate.
56. Which goal of Ashoka's is NOT in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution? "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
57. Who is the creator and destroyer of the world in the Hindu religion?
58. What were the four noble truths?
59. True or False:You can marry people outside your caste if you are a Vaishya.
60. Spread of Aryan culture AND Buddhism, More trade and peace, and a higher standard of living thanks to the ..... Empire
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