This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 290 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 290 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the ancient, sacred Indian language of Hinduism called? A) Cuneiform. B) Sanskrit. C) Hinduism. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 2. Flooding along rivers created good A) Farmland. B) Trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmland. 3. A religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha; taught that they way to find truth was to give up all desires. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 4. A source created by someone that was NOT at the event A) Primary. B) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 5. Ancient Indian people devised a language called: A) English. B) Sanskrit. C) Garnish. D) Harappan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 6. Which elevated landform caused China's isolation from the southwest, dividing China and India? A) Gobi Desert. B) North China Plain. C) Himalayas. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 7. Each of the four Hindu castes are part of the A) Veda. B) Caste. C) Crow. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crow. 8. Two large ancient cities formed along this. A) Ganges River. B) Indian Ocean. C) Indus River. D) India River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus River. 9. Which is the correct chronological order from oldest at the top to newest at the bottom A) Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life. Buddha reaches enlightenment. Buddha converts many followers by his teaching. Buddha dies. Indian King Asoka converts to Buddhism. Buddhism spreads to China and Japan. B) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan.Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of lifeBuddha converts many followers by his teaching.Buddha reaches enlightenment.Buddha diesBuddhism spreads to China and Japan.Indian King Asoka converts to Buddhism. C) Buddha reaches enlightenment.Buddha converts many followers by his teachingBuddha dies.Indian King Asoka converts to Buddhism.Buddhism spreads to China and Japan.Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life. Buddha reaches enlightenment. Buddha converts many followers by his teaching. Buddha dies. Indian King Asoka converts to Buddhism. Buddhism spreads to China and Japan. 10. Where were the Inca located? A) Central America. B) North America. C) Caribbean. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South America. 11. Located within the Himalaya Mountains is ....., the highest point in the world. * A) Mount McKinley. B) Mount Everest. C) Mount Whitney. D) Mount Kilimanjaro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Everest. 12. A system of dividing people into classes of society according to their occupation A) Caste system. B) Caste. C) Sanskrit. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 13. Who are, oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions were collected into Vedic texts? A) Jainism. B) Sikhism. C) Early Hinduism. D) Modern Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early Hinduism. 14. What did the Aryans have that helped clear thick forests? A) Oxen. B) Slaves. C) Iron tools. D) Controlled burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron tools. 15. Which of these was the lowest caste? (It was considered below the caste system.) A) Vaisya:. B) Brahmin. C) Kshatriyas. D) Dalits. E) Sudras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dalits. 16. What are Buddhist places of worship called? A) Churches. B) Shrines. C) Stupas. D) Temples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stupas. 17. Ancient India was the first place that ..... was grown. A) Corn. B) Wheat. C) Cotton. D) Fig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 18. True or False:Asoka converted to Hinduism and helped spread it around India. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. One of the largest Harappan cities A) It's also Joe. B) Karma. C) Whisper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's also Joe. 20. Those with in higher castes are? A) Closer to moksha. B) Closer to nirvana. C) Don't have to perform dharma. D) Constantly searching for truth by meditating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closer to moksha. ← 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