Ancient Indian History Quiz 111 (20 MCQs)

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1. What kind of monsoons hit India in the summer?
2. Which caste or social class is the lowest in Indian society?
3. This religion started in Ancient India.
4. What group had a founder?
5. The ..... system was a strict division of social classes.
6. Belief that the help of priests is necessary to achieve enlightenment
7. How far south did the Aryans migrate?
8. Which of the following religions is monotheistic?
9. The Caste System in India is known as the
10. Buddah's teachings became popular because the ..... class people had hope that they were given attention and recognized
11. Read the passage and answer the question that follows:From October to May, the winter monsoon blows from the northeast, spreading dry air across the country. Then in the middle of June, the wind blows in from the Indian Ocean. This summer monsoon picks up moisture from the ocean. It carries rains that drench the plains and river valleys daily. If the monsoon is late or weak, crops die, causing famine. If it brings too much rain, overflowing rivers may cause deadly floods. Which topic sentence is missing from this paragraph?
12. Large fort
13. The two major civilizations in the Indus River Valley were
14. Dynasty covering most of northern India and ruled by the Gupta family.
15. A group of nations or peoples under one ruler or government. In other words, one country (usually by force) takes over a lot of other countries.
16. The Olmecs shared their ideas with other cultures or ....., such as the Maya.
17. Nonviolence is .....
18. The Hinduism belief in the freedom from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth is .....
19. Siddhartha Gautama founded which major religion?
20. After viewing the horrors of war, Ashoka began to practice which religion?