This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 289 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 289 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Missionaries travel around to spread what? A) Religious beliefs. B) New items to trade. C) News about other civilizations. D) Knowledge to teach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious beliefs. 2. Name the two great rivers of Ancient China A) Tigris and Euphrates. B) Yellow and Yangtze. C) Indus and Ganges. D) Nile and Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow and Yangtze. 3. What did Brahmanism blend with to form Hinduism? A) Buddhism. B) Harappan beliefs. C) Aryan's beliefs. D) Other cultures' beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Other cultures' beliefs. 4. Buddha's teachings are called A) Nirvana. B) Dharma. C) Happiness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 5. Who founded Taoism? A) Confucius. B) Ronald Reagan. C) Laozi. D) John Cena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laozi. 6. After converting to Buddhism, Asoka did not launch any more wars of conquest. Which of the following was a resource he DID NOT use to improve the lives of his people? A) Had wells dug. B) Had roads and rest houses built. C) Planted trees. D) Promoted the arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoted the arts. 7. How many classes are there in the India Caste System? A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 8. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro cities were built along the banks of this river. A) Ganges. B) Brahmaputra. C) Indus. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus. 9. Which of the following math contributions did NOT come from India? A) The decimal system. B) Algebra. C) Binary numbers. D) The idea of zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algebra. 10. What was the Mauryan empire? A) It united all of India and included leaders like Ashoka; founded by Chandra Gupta Maurya. B) The empire founded by Chandra Gupta in the north of India. C) A small kingdom within India among many others. D) The last Indian empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It united all of India and included leaders like Ashoka; founded by Chandra Gupta Maurya. 11. Hinduism believes that there is a universal life force. They can be part of this after several cycles of reincarnation, and they reach MOKSHA. A) Brahman. B) Nirvana. C) Total consciousness. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahman. 12. A nomadic tribe from Europe known as the ..... invaded the Indus River Valley and dominated the region. A) Amazons. B) Aryans. C) Egyptians. D) Mesopotamians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 13. Nomads believed to have moved into Indus Valley around 1, 500 BC; conquered the people of northwestern India. A) Harappan Civilization. B) Raja. C) Outcaste. D) Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryans. 14. What is the bay that the Ganges River flows into, on the eastern coast of India? A) Gulf of Mexico. B) Bay of Tigers. C) Bay of Bengal. D) Bay of Biscay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bay of Bengal. 15. Which term is defined as:Hindu's oldest religious text A) Aryans. B) Vedas. C) Reincarnation. D) Whisper. E) Atman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vedas. 16. Which of these comes from ancient India? A) Pi. B) XBox One. C) Algebra. D) The multiplication table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pi. 17. To break free from the cycle of reincarnation or heaven to the Hindus is A) Samsara. B) Karma. C) Salvation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salvation. 18. What is the most significant change the Aryans brought when they took over India? A) A religion called Buddhism. B) A religion called Verda. C) A religion called Hinduism. D) A religion called Aryanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A religion called Hinduism. 19. ..... is a religion developed by Siddhartha Gautama, which promotes the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as methods to understand and relieve human suffering. A) Hinduism. B) Jainism. C) Sikhism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 20. What was the golden age of ancient India? A) Discovery of gold. B) Most citizens had reached their golden years. C) Discovery of fire. D) Advances in international trade, math and science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advances in international trade, math and science. ← 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