Ancient Indian History Quiz 172 (20 MCQs)

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1. Ava, Mason, and Lily are discussing the concept of dharma in ancient Indian beliefs. Mason believes it's about the energy created by actions in life that comes back in the future. Ava thinks it's about the moral duty or responsibility each person has to fulfill in their life. Lily, on the other hand, believes it's about the soul being reborn into a new body after death, starting a new life. According to ancient Indian beliefs, who is correct?
2. Which mountain range separates India from Tibet and the rest of Asia?
3. Which of the following inventions was invented by the Harappans?
4. 'The concept of "action" or "deed" in Dharmic religions understood as denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist philosophies
5. Two great rivers flow through northern India. What are they called?
6. Is there an Indus river or Indus valley in ancient India
7. This leader and his armies conquered the Persian Empire and, in 330 BCE, invaded the Indus River Valley.
8. Name the two rivers that were part of the Indus Valley
9. What is the system that divides society into groups based upon a person's wealth, birth or occupation?
10. What group was considered the lowest in Hindu India?
11. A main river and all of the other rivers and streams that drain into it.
12. The Himalayan Mountains are to the north of China.
13. Sanskrit was passed down generation to generation
14. What group conquered India in 1500 B.C. and set up the caste system?
15. Extinct ancestor to modern day elephants
16. The ancient Indus Valley Civilisation began .....
17. What are the 3 major rivers of the Ancient Indian Empire?
18. True or False:Farmers in Mohenjo-Daro did not produce surpluses of food.
19. What is one of the most important sacred texts of Hinduism?
20. INDIAN DOCTOR WHO CARRIED OUT AN EARLY TYPE OF PLASTIC SURGERY