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Ancient Indian History Quiz 65 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... is a social group based on occupation.
2. The Mauyran Empire change from wanting to take over land to improving their civilization when the leader converted to:
3. List the names of the Aryan varnas in order from top to bottom.
4. Which one of these animals was NOT raised by Ancient Indians?
5. How is Hinduism different from christianity, judaism, and Buddhism?
6. The Untouchables had no rights in Ancient India's society.
7. Which king created a postal system in his empire?
8. The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Indian lions standing back to back, on an decorative base, and we can see it on Indian currency notes. It was originally placed atop the Ashoka pillar at an important Buddhist site. What is the name of that site?
9. They are the 2nd Varna. Their jobs are rulers and warriors.
10. A section of an ancient religious, heroic poem
11. Hindus believe that you come back to life in a new form; this is .....
12. The leader who changed the religion to Buddhism after seeing so much suffering
13. What two mountain ranges are located just north of India?
14. Which Hindu caste includes warriors and rulers?
15. Vocabulary:A state of perfect peace in Buddhism
16. The following mountain range is located in India, Nepal and Pakistan
17. Priests of Hinduism
18. Immovable social class system of Hindus where you could only move up or down after you died and were reborn
19. You will have to answer a question about the god that you researched on the test.
20. Ancient Indian civilization whose pictograms have not yet been deciphered.
21. The consequences of a person's behavior.
22. Which was the nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500B.C.?
23. River that dumps into the Arabian Sea
24. What is an example of a Buddhist painting?
25. Hindus believe that all of their gods are part of a universal spirit called .....
26. Which piece of literature tells about a prince named Rama that tries to rescue his wife Sita?
27. What language is the religious writings written in?
28. Scholars believe that Indus Valley people used granaries to
29. To exchange goods with other societies to gain a benefit
30. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India
31. What do we call the ancient language used by the Aryan people?
32. True or False:Kaishyas could be overruled by Shudras
33. India is located in the continent of
34. How much Bigger is Ancient India than Mesopotamia and Greece Combined?
35. Harappa and Menjo-Daro were both ..... of the Harappan Civilization.
36. This religion has over 3, 000 gods and goddesses. It is an ancient religion that started in Ancient India.
37. What is the correct order of the CASTE SYSTEM PYRAMID (top to bottom!)?
38. Having received knowledge or understanding.
39. What are characteristics for Untouchables?
40. A religion founded by the Persian prophet Zoroaster.
41. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease
42. How were Aryan society and government structured?
43. Which of the following was invented in India?
44. True or False:Gupta kings believed in the strict social order of the Hindus caste system.
45. Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty (empire) failed, the ..... dynasty created an empire that reunited much of Northern India.
46. Belief in many god and goddesses like the Hindu religions beliefs is?
47. Which group has the peasants and workers?
48. What were the names of the two civiliztations found in ancient India?
49. Which rivers are located in India?
50. What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like?
51. Which empire led the Golden Age of India?
52. A state of wisdom achieved through meditation
53. What is another name for the Dalit?
54. Self denial as a method to achieve an understanding of reality
55. Original or native
56. Which numeral was developed by the Guptas?
57. What is the word that means "a large, complex organization composed of appointed officials" ?
58. Who is believed to have written the Vedic texts and put Hindu mythology into words?
59. 6.C.1.3:Which statement best explains the following feature of the caste system:The Indian caste system places warriors and soldiers at a higher level than merchants and farmers.
60. Which Indian ruler converted to Buddhism, ruled by its nonviolent principles, and helped to spread Buddhism throughout India?
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