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Ancient Indian History Quiz 44 (60 MCQs)

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1. A social class based on jobs
2. Archaologists can tell the city of Mohenjo-Daro was a carefully planned because of its .....
3. In Hinduism, a lifelong social group into which one is born
4. What vocabulary word means:A good or bad force created by a person's actions and determined whether a person's soul would be reincarnated into a higher or lower form.
5. Seasonal winds that bring dry air or rain depending on the season
6. Lowest group in the caste system
7. According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to make Prince Siddhartha Gautama walk away from the comforts of princely life?
8. A religion based on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama
9. Which of the following were important central beliefs to the two major religions that came out of Ancient India?
10. The belief that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called .....
11. Ancient city that means "mound of the dead"
12. In Hinduism, Karma is your consequence or the effect of your actions in life.
13. Siddhartha chose ..... to be his wife.
14. Entering India from the north was difficult because of which mountain range?
15. A monotheistic religion that developed in India in the 1400s
16. The rebirth of the human soul
17. Babylonian King who wrote 282 laws
18. What was the capital city of both the Mauryan and Gupta Empire?
19. What is the term for the moral and ethical duties and responsibilities that each individual must follow in Hinduism?
20. When your soul is one with Brahman and you are free from pain or fear
21. Where did the Aryans first settled
22. The three main types of structures, all serving religious purposes, were the pillar, the stupa, and the rock chamber. During Asoka's reign, many stone pillars were erected along roads to mark sites of events in the Buddha's life. The polished sandstone pillars weighed up to 50 tons (45.4t) each and rose as high as 50 feet (15 m). Each was topped with a carved lion, uttering the Buddha's message.What was each pillar topped with?
23. In Buddhism and Hinduism the effects that are good and bad on a person's soul
24. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
25. Who wrote Sushruta-Samhita?
26. What vocabulary word means:The first written language of India.
27. What two rivers were a major part of the agricultural geography of ancient India
28. Tools, and methods, to make tasks easier
29. Which statement is true of the Hindu caste system:
30. What years was Ancient India a successful civilization?
31. What other city formed on the same river as the Harappan?
32. (Hinduism) A person's essential self, the life force found within all living beings
33. Better roads, more security and coins helped trade to grow in India.
34. 6.H.2.1:How did the invasion of the Aryans change the Indus River Valley
35. Belief system that started in India in the 500s BCE in which believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.
36. According to Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is born into depends on one's
37. True or False:You are born into your caste.
38. Brahma was an important Hindu deity, or God, whose role was
39. What is the meaning of the title Buddha?
40. What goes around comes around is a way to express the idea of .....
41. Why did the Harapan civilization dissapear?
42. Religion of the people of Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
43. Which Chinese philosophy is based on the teachings of Laozi?
44. (Buddhism) Suffering.
45. Followers of Mahayana Buddhism believe that
46. T/F In Hinduism, god comes in many forms.
47. Vocabulary:A division of people into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation
48. The final goal of Buddhism is to reach a state of Nirvana.
49. Most Indus Valley people lived in
50. Which is true about Harappan writing
51. Hindu god known as "the Destroyer"
52. What is defined as the correct actions for one's class?
53. What determines which caste a person is reborn into?
54. Which is the correct order of the 4 varnas from MOST powerful to LEAST powerful?
55. In India and after the collapse of the Mauryan Empire it arose from a group of nomadic warriors, and then expanded to become a empire known for its trading on the Silk Road.
56. Religion:What major religious belief kept ancient Indians marriages and work type within their designated social classes?
57. Over the centuries Hindu beliefs were recorded into a number of sacred texts including the Vedas and the Upanishads.
58. 6.G.1.1:Which statement best explains how the monsoons affected the development of early Indian civilizations?
59. Buddhism(the rival of Hinduism) was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread rapidly throughout India and later throughout Asia, and it is still practiced by millions of people today. Buddhism teaches that the ultimate goal of life is to attain nirvana, or ultimate reality, and that suffering can be overcome through letting go of all worldly cares and materialistic goods. Buddhism principles are based on The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths.What was the main goal of Buddhism?
60. Priya, Sophia, and Lily are time-traveling historians trying to solve the mystery of the Indus Valley civilization's disappearance. What is the most likely reason they would find for the disappearance?
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