Ancient India Test Review

Why were some individuals able to pursue specialized careers instead of agriculture?

• A surplus of food

• Better farming equipment

• Taming wild animals

• Progress in math and science

True or False:

Hinduism shares a similarity with the religions of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia because they all believed in multiple gods.

• True

• False

Which script was used for writing in Ancient India?

• Logograms

• Pictographs

• Symbols

• Sanskrit

Which of the following is commonly linked to the concept of reincarnation?

• An owl rotating its head completely

• Seeds sprouting into new plants

• An artist carving a statue from marble

• The life of a caterpillar.

True or false:

In Ancient India, was reincarnation the sole method for someone to rise within the caste system?

• True

• False

During the Gupta period, progress was seen in the field of . . .

• Temple construction

• Battle strategies

• Math

• Naval engineering

Which numeral was first introduced by ancient Indian mathematicians?

• 5,000

• 20

• 0

• 99

Was Buddhism introduced from Ancient India to regions as distant as Afghanistan and Japan?

• Yes.

• No, it did not reach those areas.

Did the belief in multiple deities originate with the Aryans who migrated to India or with the earlier Indus Valley civilization?

• The earlier Indus Valley civilization

• Aryans

All River Valley civilizations had a social structure based on their jobs

• True

• False