This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 169 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 169 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Brahmin A) Warriors and rulers of the Hindu society. B) The main language of the Aryans. C) Nomadic people who moved into and took over the Indus River Valley from the NorthDefinition. D) A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A priest who held the highest position in Aryan society. 2. Vocabulary:Social divisions A) Karma. B) Salvation. C) Crow. D) Kilns. E) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crow. 3. Which civilization settled around the Indus river after the Harappans vanished? A) Incan. B) Aztecs. C) Mesopotamians. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 4. Which date would come second? A) 2500 BCE. B) 2500 AD. C) Circa 1500. D) 1500 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1500 BC. 5. Why do historians and archaeologist lack knowledge on the government and religion of the Indus Valley Civilization? A) They do not lack knowledge, they know everything about these ancient people. B) Not enough has been discovered to by archaeologist to explain the culture. C) They just have not read enough books on the subject. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not enough has been discovered to by archaeologist to explain the culture. 6. Which large mountain range seperates India from the rest of Asia? A) Himalayas. B) Rocky Mountains. C) The Appalachians. D) A big one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 7. 2 natural barriers (things made in nature that are hard to cross) that surround India are the A) Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains. B) The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. C) The Nile River and Atlantic Ocean. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains. 8. All of the following are basic principles of Jainism EXCEPT A) Tell the truth. B) Own property. C) Injure no life. D) Do not steal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Own property. 9. What strictly divided society into groups based on birth, wealth, and occupation in India? A) Reincarnation. B) Monsoons. C) Pharaohs. D) Caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste system. 10. What best describes the philosophy (way of thinking) of Confucianism? A) The way you treat others is important. B) All people are evil. C) Be calm and peaceful. D) Have no worries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way you treat others is important. 11. What caused many people from lower social classes to support the Buddha's teachings? A) The Buddha opposed the caste system. B) The Buddha agreed with the Brahmin rituals. C) The Buddha supported animal sacrifice. D) The Buddha worked with Hindu priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Buddha opposed the caste system. 12. What is defined as what happens to a person as a result of their previous actions? A) Dharma. B) Karma. C) Salvation. D) Sutra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 13. Aryan communities were small, included members of an extended family, and were led by a ..... who was often a warrior. A) Raja. B) Karma. C) Chief. D) Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja. 14. Indian doctors knew how to protect people against disease through ....., a method of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him/her build up defenses to a disease. A) Metallurgy. B) Inoculation. C) Astronomy. D) Hindu-Arabic numerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inoculation. 15. About; approximately; around this time A) Common era. B) Circa. C) Domesticate. D) Before the common era. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circa. 16. Who is the founder of Sikhism? A) Nanak. B) Moses. C) Angad. D) Hargobind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nanak. 17. The 3 main Hindu gods are ALL BUT A) Vishnu. B) Brahma. C) Shiva. D) Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gandhi. 18. A large landmass that juts out from a continent; India is considered a subcontinent. A) Convert. B) Caste. C) Subcontinent. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 19. The rigid social group into which person is born. A) Hinduism. B) Karma. C) Monotheism. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste. 20. The main deity in Hinduism, all deities are aspects of him A) Brahmin. B) Brahman. C) Brahma. D) Brahmanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahman. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesAncient Indian History Quiz 1Ancient Indian History Quiz 2Ancient Indian History Quiz 3Ancient Indian History Quiz 4Ancient Indian History Quiz 5Ancient Indian History Quiz 6Ancient Indian History Quiz 7Ancient Indian History Quiz 8Ancient Indian History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books