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Ancient Indian History Quiz 36 (60 MCQs)

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1. When member of same family become rulers one after another the family is after called a .....
2. The people of India depend on the summer monsoon season to .....
3. What vocabulary word means:An idea that the soul is reborn into many different lives.
4. Hindus believe that faithful followers of the religion
5. People who work to spread their religious beliefs sent by Asoka?
6. The Indian caste system was started by the .....
7. The most important language of ancient India is Sanskrit?
8. According to Hindu belief, how is Brahman related to the other deities?
9. A religion that believes in many gods is .....
10. According to the Buddha's Four Noble Truths, why do people suffer?
11. In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach .....
12. Iron ore was discovered by the Aryans around this time. This meant people could now smelt the iron ore to extract the iron and create tools to clear dense forests in the Ganges Valley.
13. The Hindu prince who left his life of luxury to find the meaning of life became the .....
14. What is the third largest religion in the world today?
15. ..... do not believe in a god.
16. What two cities were at the center of the Indus Valley civilization?
17. What do you call the imaginary line the divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemisphere?
18. The Indian Subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the Hindu Kush and the
19. What kind of monsoons hit India in the summer?
20. Which caste or social class is the lowest in Indian society?
21. This religion started in Ancient India.
22. What group had a founder?
23. The ..... system was a strict division of social classes.
24. Belief that the help of priests is necessary to achieve enlightenment
25. How far south did the Aryans migrate?
26. Which of the following religions is monotheistic?
27. The Caste System in India is known as the
28. Buddah's teachings became popular because the ..... class people had hope that they were given attention and recognized
29. Read the passage and answer the question that follows:From October to May, the winter monsoon blows from the northeast, spreading dry air across the country. Then in the middle of June, the wind blows in from the Indian Ocean. This summer monsoon picks up moisture from the ocean. It carries rains that drench the plains and river valleys daily. If the monsoon is late or weak, crops die, causing famine. If it brings too much rain, overflowing rivers may cause deadly floods. Which topic sentence is missing from this paragraph?
30. The two major civilizations in the Indus River Valley were
31. Dynasty covering most of northern India and ruled by the Gupta family.
32. A group of nations or peoples under one ruler or government. In other words, one country (usually by force) takes over a lot of other countries.
33. The Olmecs shared their ideas with other cultures or ....., such as the Maya.
34. Nonviolence is .....
35. The Hinduism belief in the freedom from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth is .....
36. Siddhartha Gautama founded which major religion?
37. After viewing the horrors of war, Ashoka began to practice which religion?
38. A few groups reacted to ..... by breaking away to form their own religions.
39. This empire was a time of peace and prosperity in India, their "Golden Age" .
40. Hymns, poems, legends, and religious rituals were compiled into "Books of Knowledge" known as?
41. Which river is considered sacred in Hinduism and flows through the northern plains of India?
42. Kshatriyas were .....
43. In Hinduism, what is the ultimate goal of human life, often described as liberation from the cycle of reincarnation?
44. The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the
45. Which of the following is an example of a Gupta king?
46. Professional Writer
47. What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
48. What teaching of Hinduism did Buddha reject that gained many followers?
49. Which major piece of ancient Indian literature describes the Sarasvati River as 'surpassing in majesty and might of all other rivers'?
50. What is enlightenment?
51. Hinduism and Buddhism spread throughout which continent?
52. What happened when you die according to the Upanishads?
53. What ocean does the Indian subcontinent extend to?
54. Which land forms protected the people of India from invaders and kept them isolated?
55. What did Ashoka do to create clear expectations and unity in his empire?
56. Buddhism recognizes that all humans are equal.
57. In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties is called .....
58. Buddhism spread to places such as Ceylon and Central Asia by .....
59. What mountains are in Northern India?
60. A religion founded in Ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha
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