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Ancient Indian History Quiz 34 (60 MCQs)

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1. 6.C&G.1.2 Who held totalitarian control over all of Egypt?
2. AN INDO-EUROPEAN, INDIC LANGUAGE IN USE SINCE C.1200 B.C. AS THE RELIGIOUS AND CLASSICAL LITERARY LANGUAGE OF INDIA
3. First written language of India. Provided people with a way to record sales, trade, and land ownership
4. Siddhartha Gautama
5. Which river supported early civilization in India
6. What language did the Aryan's speak?
7. Involves the worship of gods such as Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma
8. Who class is the biggest in the caste system?
9. Hindu religious hymns are called .....
10. A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society.
11. Today, Hinduism is widely practiced in which modern country?
12. Who was the founder of Buddhism and referred to as the Buddha?
13. The language introduced by the Aryans is .....
14. How did Zhou, a frontier state, most affect the Shang dynasty?
15. The ancient written language of India.
16. Injecting a person with small does of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease
17. What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?
18. An Indian king or prince
19. The members of Indian society without a caste
20. Religion that focuses on following the Eightfold path to reach nirvana.
21. Before becoming "The Enlightened One" Gautama was a
22. What is the literary language of Ancient India?
23. Which belief is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists?
24. Buddhism and Hinduism are similar as they both include .....
25. What is the difference between the summer monsoon (winds from southwest) and the winter monsoon (winds from northeast)?
26. How did Indus River Valley civilizations respond to flooding in their area?
27. The Hindus believed in a ..... system, which meant that you were born into a certain place in society and could never move from it.
28. Religion that is 3500 years old and began with the Aryan culture mixing with Indus River Culture
29. Why do you think many from lower social classes supported Buddhist teachings?
30. What is the meaning of Epigraphy?
31. What do the Four Noble Truths say is the cause of our suffering?
32. Asoka made a tremendous change in the history of his country. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions?
33. This river was home to the earliest Indian civilizations
34. Homes in ancient India were mostly made of
35. Summer rains brought by seasonal winds are best described as .....
36. What were the names of the first two cities in Ancient India?
37. What did the Aryans bring with them to the Indus River Valley?
38. The Ancient Indian cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley had some surprising modern conveniences. These include which of the following?
39. What is the written language used in Ancient India?
40. What were India's mathematic contributions to the world?
41. Which term is defined as:Group of immigrants who spread their culture and traditions in Ancient India
42. True or False:Hindus are very tolerant of other beliefs
43. Cycle of life, death, and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism
44. A state of pure goodness
45. Before becoming the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama grew up as a .....
46. Which Asiaan nation did Buddhism reach by 300 AD?
47. Religion started by Siddhartha Guatama in which he taught that to achieve nirvana, one must follow the Eight Fold Path to enlightenment.
48. The strict social class system of India
49. The holy texts of the Hindus are known as:
50. Buddhism did not support the caste system
51. Which ruler was this? Converted to Buddhism, rejected violence, and resolved to rule by moral example. Spread Buddhism. Religious Tolerance. Peace, Prosperity, and Unity to Empire. Built hospitals and Buddhist shrines. Built roads and resting places for travelers
52. What is called as Numismatics?
53. "The Buddha" means:The .....
54. 6.H.2.3 What did Egyptians use hieroglyphics for?
55. The flooding of the Indus River was predictable.
56. What caused the ancient Indus civilization to disappear?
57. What two mountain ranges separate India from Central Asia?
58. What is it called where the rivers join the Indus in the northern part?
59. What is the best known section in the Mahabharata
60. Which of the following would best summarize the 4 Noble Truths?
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