Ancient Indian History Quiz 133 (20 MCQs)

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1. By following ..... a person can reach nirvana
2. Hindu's "destroyer god;" stresses self-control and knowledge.
3. Ancient India's most important language.
4. This religion is a combination of Aryan and local beliefs.
5. What group was part of the lower class?
6. What is the world's highest mountain system?
7. Buddha said the goal was to reach ....., a state of wisdom.
8. The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?
9. People who want to spread their religious beliefs.
10. A new civilization developed by the Aryans in India during the ..... period.
11. What is the only way that a person in Ancient India could gain entrance into a higher caste?
12. Several regions controlled by one person
13. Which statement best explains why the time Gupta Empire was considered India's Golden Age?
14. A strong wind that blows in one direction in the summer bringing rain and another direction in the winter bringing dry and cold weather.
15. The Indus River Valley had a thriving .....
16. Large land mass that's smaller than a continent
17. Opposed to the caste system
18. What did Siddhartha's dad do when he was 16 to try to keep him happy and headed towards being a great ruler? (dad did not want him to be a religious man)
19. Early farming villages first grew up around the ..... River.
20. Ruler of the Mauryan Empire, he extended his control over most of India and spread Buddhism