Ancient Indian History Quiz 79 (60 MCQs)

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1. Were Buddhist ideas appealing to people in all levels of society
2. Exercise to relax your mind, body and soul is called?
3. Who are missionaries?
4. During the summer months India has this kind of climate
5. The winds that blow across East Asia at certain times of the year
6. Along which river did the Indus Civilization begin?
7. What makes India and Pakistan a subcontinent?
8. Which of the following acts would help a person have right mindfulness?
9. What river is holy to the Hindu people?
10. India is known as a subcontinent, which is a large landmass separated from the rest of the continent.
11. In ancient India, members of different castes often socialized and even married.
12. The shared attitudes, behaviors, and history of a group of people.
13. Move from 1 place to another permanently
14. The ruling or militarily elite
15. Monsoons are important to India because they carry
16. True or False or NG:Trading was underdeveloped during the Aryan's rule.
17. Which vocabulary term refers to the period where flooding could have caused the disappearance of Harappa civilization?
18. Hinduism believes in many Gods, so therefore it is a ..... religion.
19. Which religion did Asoka convert to?
20. ..... are late Vedic Sanskrit texts of religious teachings and ideas.
21. The Aryans created the blank?
22. What is the name of the group of people who brought Sanskrit and Hinduism to the Indus Valley?
23. India is huge! In fact, it's so big geographers call it a .....
24. Literature is an accomplishment of?
25. One of the oldest religions in the world and the main religion of India still today.
26. What was the largest ethnic group living in early Russia?
27. What system developed in India that separated people into different groups based on birth, wealth, and occupation?
28. Which group was traditionally the priests/teachers?
29. What was the most important aspect of the caste system, and could determine roles after rebirth?
30. Which one did Indians believe in
31. Caste officially ended in .....
32. A boy in an important Indian family could do this but a girl could not.
33. What caused the IRV civilization to disappear?
34. If I were a warrior, I would be part of the ..... class.
35. Seasonal winds, especially in the India Ocean and southern Asia
36. A mountain range in South Asia that includes Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain peak.
37. What Indian leader supported the ideals of Buddhism and spread the message of tolerance?
38. The Buddha's teachings called the Four Noble Truths teach that human beings need to face the fact of human suffering.
39. What did Shi Huang Di do that was so significant in Ancient China?
40. According to Buddhism, what must one do to end suffering?
41. Hinduism has many gods that are all extensions of Brahma.
42. The Silk Road was .....
43. Who initiated the International Yoga day?
44. Two major branches of Buddhism were created over time. Which group tried to follow the Buddha's teaching exactly as stated?
45. A person who spoke these words most likely belonged to which social class? "I have been learning about battle. My father is showing me how to use different kinds of weapons so I will be a good warrior."
46. What did the untouchables do?
47. Which geographic feature served as a barrier that protected ancient China and was used as an invasion route by the Aryans into ancient India?
48. What was the main goal of people who followed Buddhism as the Buddha taught it?
49. Determine whether the phrase below describes Hinduism, Buddhism, or both.Tripitaka is a sacred text.
50. A personal duty based on the individuals place in society.
51. In India, how did Hindus believe you can move up in caste?
52. Indians lived primarily in nuclear families.
53. Long poems describing heroes and great events
54. India is what kind of landmass?
55. They are the 4th Varna. Their jobs are laborers.
56. What vocabulary word means:An ancient sacred book of writings.
57. Indus Valley Civilization
58. Who are at the top of the Ancient Indian Caste System
59. -Block printing, gunpowder, and the abacus were developed.-Porcelain making and black-ink painting on silk paper were perfected.-The compass was discovered and used to improve the determination of direction when sailing. These advances are associated with the
60. In Hinduism, the supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God