Ancient Indian History Quiz 43 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the name of the Universal Spirit in Hinduism?

2. What is the goal of reincarnation in Buddhism?

3. What could you infer about Ashoka from his message below? "It is good not only to spend little, but to own the minimum of property."

4. A place of enlightenment, free from suffering. A place of peace.

5. A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives

6. What country borders India to the northeast?

7. Upnishads are books on

8. The _____ system in India ranked people by social classes.

9. During which dynasty were bronze tools and jade bowls used?

10. What do Hindus and Buddhists both believe?

11. Ancient India was united for the second time under which empire?

12. Which ancient Indian civilization is known for its citywide drainage system?

13. Line of rulers from the same family

14. Achieving Moksha through adhereance to the caste system rules and honoring of Brahman, Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu is the goal of

15. The ruler who brought together almost all of India

16. What tells Buddhists that they should follow the Eightfold Path?

17. Why is India's climate generally warm?

18. A monsoon is _____

19. What is the third highest social class of India?

20. Those seen as subhuman, who performed jobs nobody else wanted, and were "out of the Caste" were called:

21. The ancient social system in India is the _____ system.

22. Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?

23. True or false:only men could attend universities in the Gupta Empire

24. What caused the Gupta Empire to fall?

25. The Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva were important gods in Hinduism because they represented creation, preservation, and destruction.