Ancient Indian History Quiz 36 (25 MCQs)

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1. Why do cows have a special place in Hinduism?

2. A prince of an Aryan tribe was called a _____

3. What is the land between the Red Sea and the Persian gulf called?

4. Which is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent?

5. What river valley did the Harrappan civilization form around?

6. How were the roads arranged?

7. Who was the Buddha?

8. What do summer monsoons bring?

9. Which of the following was NOT why people suffer according to buddha?

10. When was the spinning wheel invented in India?

11. This means to live

12. Which of the following is not the name of a city in the Indus Valley Civilization

13. Which is the BEST reason that Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were build near rivers?

14. If a Buddha appears laughing, what does it represent?

15. What was not a new invention of the Harappan Civilization?

16. A Hindu belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each into a new body

17. In most of India the oldest male possessed legal authority over the entire family unit.

18. By finding enlightenment and reaching nirvana, Buddha learned the 4 Noble Truths.

19. The people found in the Kshatriya caste are

20. Asoka Maurya (Chandragupta's grandson) began living a life of peace and nonviolence after the battle of _____

21. The first emperor of the Mauryan Empire

22. Nomadic people, the _____ entered the Indus river valley around 1500 B.C.

23. Which of the following is true of the Indus Valley caste system?

24. Which group in the caste system is the smallest?

25. What religion was a result of Ancient Indian and Aryan beliefs?