Ancient Indian History Quiz 142 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which group was ruled by leaders known as rajas?

Correct Answer: A) Aryans.

2. Chandragupta was a kind ruler

Correct Answer: B) False.

3. Why do archaeologists think these cities were abandoned?

Correct Answer: C) Both of these.

4. How was the Gupta Empire able to achieve so much?

Correct Answer: A) They had all the necessities for life, so they could focus on other things.

5. A way of life, neither too strict nor too easy, that results from following the eightfold path.

Correct Answer: C) Middle Way.

6. Connect the following statement with the religion it describes:The Eightfold Path

Correct Answer: B) Buddhism.

7. A large landmass that juts out from a continent.

Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent.

8. Which monsoon is responsible for causing a rainy season?

Correct Answer: A) Summer Monsoon.

9. Wet, warm winds in the summer and dry, cool winds in the winter that change India's weather are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Monsoons.

10. A strong wind that blows one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer

Correct Answer: B) Monsoon.

11. What did Shi Huangdi do that people disliked?

Correct Answer: B) High taxes and harsh laws.

12. Both the Ancient Romans and the Ancient Chinese viewed foreigners as barbarians. This is an example of

Correct Answer: D) Ethnocentrism.

13. Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism

Correct Answer: A) Vedas.

14. Focus on the individual as being in control of his or her enlightenment.

Correct Answer: B) Buddhism.

15. Which term is defined as:Good or bad actions. It helps to determine what your next life will be like.

Correct Answer: E) Karma.

16. What color does the statue of Mathura school of art will be?

Correct Answer: B) RED.

17. Emperor of the Mauryan Empire

Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya.

18. Aryan religious texts

Correct Answer: D) Vedas.

19. What was the main achievement of Emperor Ashoka?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

20. A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine.

Correct Answer: C) Stupa.