Ancient India Quiz

India is a large landmass that is like a continent, only smaller. Which term best describes the region of India?

• Subcontinent

• Monsoon

• Natural Barrier

• Island

Which river contributed to the excellent agriculture of early Indian Civilizations?

• Nile River

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Indus River

• Huang Ho River

Following Chandragupta Maurya's death, his grandson _________ brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights.

• Imhotep

• Seleucus

• Chandra Gupta I

• Asoka

What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?

• Dharma

• Moksha

• Nirvana

• World Peace

What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?

• Nirvana

• Moksha

• World Peace

• Dharma

Which of the following strengthens the belief in the caste system in Hinduism?

• Communism and Socialism

• Karma and Reincarnation

• Feudalism and Autocracy

• None of the Above

What was the name for the first major civilization in India where they planned their cities out and had their own bathrooms with a plumbing system?

• Gupta

• Harappa

• Assyrian

• None of the Above

Where do we get information about the Aryan people who move to the Indus River Valley and set up their civilization?

• Upanishads

• Vedas

• Verses of Righteousness

• How-to-Meditate Manuals

Under the Guptas, how did Hinduism start to change?

• More gods were added

• Gupta kings were also worshipped

• Human sacrifices were added

• Became more personal to the follower

Which empire is being described below...

● It was started by Chandragupta

● Asoka Expanded the Empire to its largest height.

● Buddhist Stuptas were built all over the Empire.

● Asoka's death left a power vacuum.

• Han

• Gupta

• Qin

• Mauryan