Ancient Indian History Quiz 244 (20 MCQs)

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1. A social class in India was called a .....

Correct Answer: C) Caste.

2. Mohenjo-Daro had a wall for protecting the city against floods and enemies. This was called the:

Correct Answer: A) Citadel.

3. What language did Aryans speak?

Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit.

4. What group of people ran the first empire?

Correct Answer: D) Aryans.

5. Match this term to the correct Religion:Supreme universal spirit called Brahman

Correct Answer: A) Hinduism.

6. Membership of a country that has rights and obligations is called:

Correct Answer: A) Citizenship.

7. A. Today, ..... is widely practiced in Southeast Asia and East Asia

Correct Answer: C) Buddhism.

8. Which Buddhist group spread their ideas to the north of India, and to China, Korea, and Japan?

Correct Answer: B) Mahayana.

9. The Silk Road refers to .....

Correct Answer: D) A series of trade routes between Asia and Europe.

10. Government/Leadership:King Cyrus the Great conquered India in the 6th century BCE. What impact did this have on ancient Indian culture?

Correct Answer: B) Persian culture merged with Indian culture.

11. What is a series of rulers from the same family.

Correct Answer: A) Dynasty.

12. Nomadic cattle herders that migrated across the Hindu Kush mountains from central Asia and into the Indus Valley around 1500 BC.

Correct Answer: C) Aryans.

13. What game, that we still play today, was created in Ancient India?

Correct Answer: B) Chess.

14. A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next lives

Correct Answer: B) Karma.

15. Harrappan civilization happened near what river valley?

Correct Answer: C) Indus River.

16. Both men and women had access to higher education in Ancient India

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. The winter monsoons bring

Correct Answer: A) The dry season.

18. True or False? The Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths are part of the Buddhist Religion.

Correct Answer: B) True.

19. What is the best definition for:HINDU TRIDEVI?

Correct Answer: A) The three most important Hindu goddesses.

20. A mercenary is

Correct Answer: D) A hired soldier.