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Ancient Indian History Quiz 95 (60 MCQs)

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1. Hinduism is a religion that followers worship
2. Did the Rajas have wars against eachother?
3. The Indian city of Mohenjo-Daro had a drainage system made up of
4. Who were the nomadic people from Central Asia that settled and created the advanced civilizations of ancient India?
5. Which of the following is not a land feature found in India?
6. What stretches between the Eastern and Western Ghats?
7. A geographic area of southern Asia. It includes India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
8. Which level in the Indian Caste System had the farm workers, slaves, and servants?
9. The exchange of silks and spices and the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples of
10. The belief system Daoism is based off which wise person?
11. What became more popular after the Guptas took over India?
12. This leader left Hinduism and became a Buddhist, leading to sending Buddhist missionaries throughout Asia
13. India has a.....
14. The best-known section of the ancient religious epic, the Mahabharata
15. Which did Mohenjodaro, the Ancient Indian civilization, NOT HAVE?
16. Large cities that had wide streets and fortresses, houses were mud brick with flat roofs, open courtyard, wells, and indoor bathrooms had wastewater pipes, and garbage chutes. 2. Traded with Mesopotamians. 3. Most were farmers who grew rice, wheat, barely, peas, and cotton. 4. City dwellers made clay pots, cotton cloth, metal tools, jewelry, and toys.
17. The Indus River drains into the .....
18. The division of Indian society based into groups of wealth or occupation.
19. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against the disease
20. Which river in India provides fresh water and farmland and is considered sacred by the Hindus?
21. Where did the people of this civilization store their surplus crops?
22. The Hindu's believe in many Gods. The ultimate spiritual force is .....
23. Which of the following was not a medical achievement?
24. True or False:The Harappan civilization was the smallest of its day.
25. What is the Indus River Valley civilization called from about 1500 B.C.
26. What does the word Veda mean?
27. Buddhist sacred writings
28. Why is the Bhagavad-Gita important to Hinduism?
29. A Hindu spiritual teacher.
30. Massive forts with thick walls were built. What does that teach us?
31. How long is the Indus River?
32. The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with the
33. How did geography affect the development of Chinese culture?
34. Class structure determined at birth.
35. Brahmanism combined with the Aryan religion eventually became known as .....
36. Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire?
37. They made everyday decisions and ran the government.
38. What was one of the main crops was grown in the Yellow River/Yangtze River region?
39. What religion teaches both reincarnation and the caste system?
40. Cast System-Vaisya
41. The belief that one can be reborn many times is called
42. What do Buddhists believe happens after death?
43. Traditional name for a caste in the Indian caste system
44. Which language is the root of many Asian languages?
45. Farmworkers, servers, laborers, second lowest group
46. What was unique about the social structure of the original Indus Valley Civilizations (Harappa & Mohenjo Daro)?
47. -563 BCE, Prince near Himalayas, asked himself why people suffered, and searched for enlightenment.
48. Like the ancient Greeks, Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun.
49. Michael, Ava, and Lily are discussing the middle path in Buddhism. What does it represent?
50. What is the name of the river that Hindus consider holy?
51. Ashoka converted to Buddhism after .....
52. Who is Siddhartha Gautama more commonly known as?
53. Name the key concept of the following sentence:The Vaisyas were farmers, craftsmen, and merchants and made up most of society in the Indus civilization.
54. Confucius said people should know their place in ..... and .....
55. WHY DON'T WE KNOW WHAT THE HARAPPANS' RELIGION WAS LIKE?
56. Inscriptions on pillars and cave walls publicizing the laws of the Mauryan empire. They reflected the king's Buddhist beliefs.
57. Where did the first civilization begin in India?
58. Hindus worship many gods and goddesses, but also believe in one single spiritual power called brahman.
59. The laws set forth by a person's social caste
60. A soldier who started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian Empire.
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