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Ancient Indian History Quiz 58 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the name of one of the first civilizations in Ancient India?
2. What kinds of weather did Indian civilizations experience?
3. Which of the following castes in the caste system included kings and warriors?
4. Great Wall began during which dynasty?
5. What direction did Ancient Indian magnetic compasses point when sailing the Indian Ocean?
6. Which religion:Major Religion throughout Asia
7. Trading center of the Indus Valley Civilization?
8. What was Harappan civilization the first to development in India?
9. The divine law, or the way of righteous conduct, practiced in Hinduism and Buddhism was called
10. What happens in India if the monsoons come early or late, or if there is too much or too little?
11. What group of people crossed the Hindu Kush and brought Hinduism and the Caste System to India?
12. After the Maurya empire fell apart the ..... came into existence.
13. Much of Harappan history remains a mystery primarily because
14. Who developed the current form of Jainism?
15. Hinduism became the predominant religion under this empire?
16. What group did not belong to any caste?
17. What religion originated in the Indus Valley around 1400 BCE?
18. Who believes in the Eightfold Path?
19. When a person reaches the Brahmin caste and does the duties of his caste, when he dies he will experience
20. They had a centralized government and thousands of stupas
21. According to the Hindu religion, a person's devotion to a personal god brings the soul closer to.
22. What is The Buddha's Eightfold Path?
23. Where did the Indus River Valley people store their excess grain
24. The Great Bath was probably used for
25. Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?
26. In Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is reborn into is dependent on what?
27. Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for CREATION?
28. Ashoka created the Rock Edicts. What are Rock Edicts?
29. Which of the following are characteristics of both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
30. This city in the Indus civilization flourished around 2600-1700 BC in the western part of south Asia. The name of this city is often used to describe the culture associated with the earliest Indus valley settlers
31. ..... is the state of perfect happiness and peace, no form of suffering.
32. During Ashoka's reign, what religion spread throughout India and other parts of Asia?
33. An ancient India city in the Indus River Valley
34. In India's varna system, the Kshatriyas class included .....
35. Which of these is one of the main Hindu Gods?
36. Lowest social group in India. Technically not part of the caste system.
37. River are good for farming because flooding leaves behind rich soil called
38. The people of India invented these types of roofs so the water would not pool and cause the roof to collapse
39. The oldest texts in Hindu that contains hundreds of sacred hymns is called .....
40. The religion of the Guptas was .....
41. How did Rajas treat each other?
42. People can build good or bad ..... which influences how they are born in another life.
43. Which religion follows the caste system?
44. Emperor of the Gupta Empire, brought back Hindu religion and caste system
45. Those who follow the teachings of Hinduism believe in reincarnation. If you have BAD kharma, what could happen to you?
46. What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?
47. Which Indian empire is described by the following:Chandragupta I was a leaderKnown as the Golden AgeA time of learning and artistic growthKnown for its universities, literature, paintings, sculptures, metalworkers.First to use zero as a number.
48. According to Hindu beliefs, people's thoughts and actions create ..... which determines the kind of life into which they will be reborn.
49. The Mahabharata was a great work of literature from the Epic Age
50. The first people in India settled by (a)
51. What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India's history?
52. Father of plastic surgery
53. What are the three main Hindu gods?
54. The Ganges River is holy/pure to this religion
55. If Hindus obey their ..... (duties) they can escape the cycle of birth and death and unite with .....
56. This statement belongs to which religion?"Leader left worldly possessions behind to find enlightenment."
57. A Hindu's religious and moral duties are called
58. A place where people worship
59. How did Indian doctors protect people from disease?
60. Who were the many deities that Hindus worshipped?
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