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Ancient India
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1) Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support
A
dharma
B
the Hindu gods
C
the caste system
D
life after death
2) Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
A
Ashoka
B
Lakshmi
C
Krishna
D
Chandra Gupta Maurya
3) Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as “the Preserver”?
A
Brahma
B
Shiva
C
Ashoka
D
Vishnu
4) Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
A
British colonial rule
B
ahimsa
C
caste system
D
the Eightfold Path
5) Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people?
A
Mohenjo-Daro
B
Pakistan
C
Pataliputra
D
Mesopotamia
6) Ashoka was an important leader of the
A
Aryans.
B
Indus Valley people.
C
Mauryan Empire.
D
Gupta Empire.
7) Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth
A
revolved around the sun.
B
was shrinking.
C
was the center of the universe.
D
was flat.
8) Under which group did the caste system emerge in India?
A
Guptas
B
Harappans
C
Aryans
D
Harappans
9) India’s ancient people relied on three major rivers for
A
construction and empire-building.
B
fishing and religion.
C
farming, transportation, and trade.
D
defense and hunting.
10) Which of the following was an important contribution of Indian mathematicians of the Gupta period?
A
explaining the idea of infinity
B
the development of physics
C
the idea of fractions
D
the development of geometry
11) Written language developed by the Aryans
A
Sanskrit
B
Aryans
C
Dharma
D
Gupta Empire
12) India's first civilization began here
A
Vedas
B
Indus River Valley
C
Buddha
D
Karma
13) Means 'Englightened One'
A
Vedas
B
Aryans
C
Buddha
D
Hinduism
14) Expert horse riders who entered India from the north
A
Dharma
B
Vedas
C
Buddha
D
Aryans
15) A force that decides how people will be reborn into their next lives
A
Aryans
B
Vedas
C
Dharma
D
Karma
16) Ancient collection of sacred early Hindu writings
A
Buddha
B
Karma
C
Vedas
D
Sanskrit
17) Period during which India entered a golden age
A
Vedas
B
Dharma
C
Indus River Valley
D
Gupta Empire
18) Developed as the faith of the Aryans
A
Buddhism
B
Buddha
C
Hindu
D
Hinduism
19) Personal duty, depending on one's place in society
A
Sanskrit
B
Karma
C
Vedas
D
Dharma
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