This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 298 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 298 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with the A) Maurya Empire. B) Qin dynasty. C) Persian Empire. D) Hellenistic culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qin dynasty. 2. How did geography affect the development of Chinese culture? A) Long coastlines made access to trade possible. B) Flat land made travel easy. C) Great Wall of China made travel along the top easier for traders. D) Tall mountains and deserts isolated China from other nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall mountains and deserts isolated China from other nations. 3. Class structure determined at birth. A) Hinduism. B) Caste. C) Varna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 4. Brahmanism combined with the Aryan religion eventually became known as ..... A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Nirvana. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 5. Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire? A) Volcanoes. B) Permafrost. C) Monsoons. D) Island location. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoons. 6. They made everyday decisions and ran the government. A) Untouchables. B) Merchants (Vaishyas). C) Warriors (Kshatriya). D) Priests (Brahmin). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warriors (Kshatriya). 7. What was one of the main crops was grown in the Yellow River/Yangtze River region? A) Papyrus. B) Silt. C) Rice. D) Flax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice. 8. What religion teaches both reincarnation and the caste system? A) Hinduism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Taoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 9. Cast System-Vaisya A) Peasants, Servants, and Laborers. B) Street Sweepers, Garbage Collectors, Bathroom Cleaners, and Animal Control. C) Merchants, Craftspeople, and Landowners. D) Priests and Intellectuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merchants, Craftspeople, and Landowners. 10. The belief that one can be reborn many times is called A) Karma. B) Nirvana. C) Reincarnation. D) Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 11. What do Buddhists believe happens after death? A) They go to an afterlife. B) They are buried. C) Reincarnation. D) Immortal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reincarnation. 12. Traditional name for a caste in the Indian caste system A) Vaisya. B) Varna. C) Theravada. D) Realized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varna. 13. Which language is the root of many Asian languages? A) Hieroglyphs. B) Sanskrit. C) Latin. D) Japanese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanskrit. 14. Farmworkers, servers, laborers, second lowest group A) Untouchables. B) Dalits. C) Sudras. D) Kshatriyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudras. 15. What was unique about the social structure of the original Indus Valley Civilizations (Harappa & Mohenjo Daro)? A) They had a very strict social class system called the Caste System that prohibits people from interacting with other classes. B) They seemingly didn't have a social structure system-evidence points to the people equal. C) They had a group of people called the Untouchables that weren't even considered a part of the community. They had the worst jobs and weren't even allowed to look at others. D) They encouraged people to climb the social pyramid by attending their colleges and universities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They seemingly didn't have a social structure system-evidence points to the people equal. 16. -563 BCE, Prince near Himalayas, asked himself why people suffered, and searched for enlightenment. A) Ashoka. B) Charka. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Siddhartha Gautama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha Gautama. 17. Like the ancient Greeks, Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Michael, Ava, and Lily are discussing the middle path in Buddhism. What does it represent? A) A balance between extravagance and asceticism. B) A balance between wealth and poverty. C) A balance between power and humility. D) A balance between knowledge and ignorance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A balance between extravagance and asceticism. 19. What is the name of the river that Hindus consider holy? A) Ganges. B) Indus. C) Tigris. D) Euphrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 20. Ashoka converted to Buddhism after ..... A) He married a Buddhist princess. B) A bloody conquest of the Kalinga people. C) His father demanded it. D) He went on a spirit hike. 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