This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 197 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 197 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread? A) China. Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East. B) India. Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East. C) China. Spread to the rest of Asia. D) India. Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea. 2. Where do the Buddhists live now? A) India Asia China. B) Europe Kansas Asia. C) Thailand Combodia Srilanka. D) Arizona Maryland New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thailand Combodia Srilanka. 3. In what river valley were over 1500 villages found, which makes historians believe this was the largest of the 4 early civilizations. A) Indus River. B) Nile River. C) Huang he. D) Ohio River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus River. 4. The geography of ..... includes:high mountains, great rivers, and heavy seasonal rain. A) Egypt. B) India. C) Africa. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 5. How do we know so much about the Aryan religion? A) From their hymns and poems. B) From the clay seals found in Indus Valley cities. C) From the Book of the Dead. D) From pictographs in Ziggurats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From their hymns and poems. 6. The Harappans made elaborate ....., stamped images with figures of humans and animals, which have been found in Mesopotamian cities, proving that the people traded goods with other civilizations A) Pottery. B) Monsoons. C) Bricks. D) Seals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seals. 7. Polytheism is a belief taught in A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) (T)Daoism. E) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 8. India is located on the continent of ..... A) North America. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 9. What do historians think the large public bath houses may represent? A) A place to get clean. B) A place used for religious rituals. C) A place used for celebrations. D) A place used to mourn the death of a loved one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A place used for religious rituals. 10. What was the great bath A) A car. B) A big bathtub. C) A kings name. D) There city's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A big bathtub. 11. What did Buddha believe was the key to ending suffering? A) Abiding by caste rules. B) Obtaining wealth. C) Traveling and teaching. D) Giving up desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giving up desires. 12. Which anial was considered sacred by many Indian people? A) The Cow. B) The Horse. C) The Snake. D) The Goat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cow. 13. Samudra Gupta Expands Gupta Empire A) A.D 330. B) A.D 1500. C) A.D 1492. D) A.D 1776. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.D 330. 14. Hindus believed that being released from the cycle of reincarnation was called? A) Nirvana. B) Salvation. C) Enlightenment. D) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salvation. 15. Which of these is not evidence that the cities were planned A) Kiln dried brick. B) Canals to divert flooding. C) Grid pattern streets. D) Traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traders. 16. Which Hindu caste includes priests? A) Vaishya. B) Kshatriya. C) Brahmin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmin. 17. Vocabulary:The effects that good and bad actions have on a person's soul A) Nirvana. B) Karma. C) Atman. D) Crow. E) Salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 18. Who found stone seals in 1922 that led to the discovery of the Harappan civilization? A) R.D. Baneji. B) Richard Leakey. C) Chandra Gupta. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R.D. Baneji. 19. Siddhartha Gautama became known as the Buddha after he: A) Fought with his dad. B) Left his wife and son in search of the meaning of life. C) Found good that allowed him to eat. D) Became enlightened and reached nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Became enlightened and reached nirvana. 20. What government did the ancient Indians have. A) Democracy. B) Oligarchy. C) Representative. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theocracy. ← 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