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Ancient Indian History Quiz 74 (60 MCQs)

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1. Animal used in war in Ancient India
2. A member of the highest, priestly class in the traditional Indian caste system
3. Indian farmers who owned their own land had to pay taxes to the state and Indian farmers who rented land had to pay high rents to the landlords.
4. According to the caste system which group includes warriors and rulers?
5. Metallurgy means:
6. Fixed social class system into which a person is born is called a-
7. Which empire leaders used a "how to" book called the Arthashastra to guide them in how they ruled the kingdom?
8. What major landform blocks India from the rest of Asia?
9. Which is not an accomplishment of the Harappans
10. Who made sanskrit?
11. Revived the principles of the early Mauryan empire for his son to come to power
12. The belief that souls are reborn again and again each time into a new body.
13. A member of a group of people that originated in far Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
14. A ..... is a long-term rule by a noble family in ancient China.
15. Who was the most important figure, person in the house that made all the decisions for the family
16. Indian doctors knew how to protect people against disease through metallurgy.
17. Which religion:Priests are called Brahmins
18. What religion/philosophy follows the 4 noble truths
19. The Founder of the Gupta Empire .....
20. Which Indian faith emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things?
21. Mohenjo-Daro was the first major city to feature an advanced
22. The process in which you are born, live, die, and then begin the cycle again and can be repeated many times.
23. Why did ancient people use the river as a road?
24. Which of the following best describes dharma?
25. Two famous sacred texts that Indians today still like to read are the Mahabharata and .....
26. What large body of water did NOT influence Ancient India's travel and trade?
27. In the Indian caste system, who are the Vaisyas
28. The highest and most supreme Hindu god who is the Creator
29. People who work to spread their religous beliefs
30. Divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
31. Who formed the varna system
32. Largest River in Ancient India on which many Harappan cities were found
33. Follow the Four Noble Truths
34. The metaphor or symbol used to represent the Caste system and Indian society is:
35. Which Mudra is also known as Gyaana Mudra?
36. What is the most important city in the ancient world
37. What is the difference between the summer monsoon and the winter monsoon?
38. Which of the following is NOT a religious legacy of Ancient India?
39. The Saraswati River probably dried up because of
40. Who is the main God in the Hindu religion?
41. What is the name of the Hindu god of earthly creation?
42. In Theravada Buddhism, Theravada means teaching of the .....
43. Bottom tier of the caste system. They were manual workers and servants who had few rights. Most Indians fell into this category.
44. Which of these events immediately followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire?
45. India also had advanced math concepts for their time. One example is their use of the number .....
46. Aryan society was very similar to Harappan society
47. India has ..... major rivers.
48. A fortune teller told Siddhartha's father that his son will either be a .....
49. Who was the ruler of ancient India that promoted the arts, sciences, and Hinduism while expanding the territory of the Gupta Empire?
50. Much of what we know about Aryan society comes from the-
51. At which location did Harappans probably conduct religious rituals?
52. What is the name of the Aryan religion?
53. When Hindus achieve ....., they are released from the cycle of rebirth.
54. The Mauryan Empire was founded by ....., who ruled with a complex government that included a network of spies and a huge army.
55. What class are Sudras in?
56. What two rivers were important to the people of Ancient India?
57. Vocabulary:The guiding principles at the heart of Buddha's teachings
58. What do we know about India from their early form of writing?
59. The citadel was probably used for
60. What is the name of a building used to store barley and other grains?
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