Ancient Indian History Quiz 218 (20 MCQs)

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1. What were some of the crops harvested by Ancient Indians?

Correct Answer: C) Cotton, peas, dates, and melons.

2. What trade route went through India and connected China and Europe?

Correct Answer: D) Silk Road.

3. An astronomical discovery of Ancient India was

Correct Answer: A) Discovery of the circumference of Earth.

4. The first step of a monsoon is

Correct Answer: A) The water in the Indian Ocean evaporates into clouds.

5. Most historians think that Indo-Aryan culture spread through India by

Correct Answer: C) Gradual mixing.

6. True or False:By the 1900s, there was no longer a caste system in India

Correct Answer: B) False.

7. Monsoons are

Correct Answer: B) Seasonal winds that bring rain.

8. Which of the following is a TRUE statement

Correct Answer: B) In the summer, big winds called monsoons bring lots of rain and thunderstorms to India.

9. People can overcome ignorance and desire by following an eight-fold path that leads to:

Correct Answer: B) Wisdom, enlightenment, and salvation.

10. Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for DESTRUCTION?

Correct Answer: D) Shiva.

11. Who are the three most important Hindu Gods?

Correct Answer: B) Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma.

12. Where in the present world is the Indus River located

Correct Answer: C) Pakistan.

13. Two important trade routes in Eurasia were the overland routes called the ..... and maritime routes in the .....

Correct Answer: B) Silk Roads/Indian Ocean.

14. Considered by some to be the world's oldest religion.

Correct Answer: A) Hinduism.

15. A monarch or princely ruler

Correct Answer: B) Raja.

16. Nonviolence is the avoidance of violent actions?

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. The science of working with metals, also known as ....., was founded in Ancient India.

Correct Answer: C) Metallurgy.

18. Hindus believe in.....

Correct Answer: A) Reincarnation.

19. The social caste warriors belonged to

Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya.

20. Buddhist who teaches about the way to achieve nirvana

Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha Gautama.