Ancient Civilizations Quiz

What is the Brahmin according to Hindu belief?

• A sacred text

• A serf in Hindu society

• The universal truth being

• The main language of the Aryans

What role did Sudra play in Hindu society?

• A soldier who started an empire

• A serf

• A language

• A religious prophet

What is Sanskrit?

• A city in the Indus River Valley

• A Persian king

• The main language of the Aryans

• A religion founded by Zoroaster

What are the Vedas?

• Ancient cities in South Asia

• The "Books of Knowledge" of the Aryans

• Persian kings

• A caste in Hindu society

What is Zoroastrianism?

• A language spoken by the Aryans

• A religion founded by the Persian prophet Zoroaster

• A sacred text of the Aryans

• An ancient city in the Indus River Valley

What is Harappa known for?

• Being a Persian king

• Being the site of one of the earliest civilizations in South Asia

• Being a sacred text

• Being a caste in Hindu society

What was Mohenjo-Daro?

• A Persian king

• A religion founded by Zoroaster

• An ancient city in the Indus River Valley

• The main language of the Aryans

Who was Cyrus II?

• The Persian king who established the Persian Empire

• The Persian king who expanded the Persian Empire to include India

• A soldier who started the Mauryan Empire

• A grandson of Chandragupta Maurya

What did Darius I do?

• Established the Persian Empire

• Expanded the Persian Empire to include India

• Started the Mauryan Empire

• Used stone columns to mark his empire's territory

Who was Chandragupta Maurya?

• The founder of Zoroastrianism

• A serf in Hindu society

• The soldier who started the Mauryan Empire

• The Persian king who established the Persian Empire