Ancient India 2018

Front

Which of the following are architectural achievements of Ancient India?
Options:
Great Wall and Grand Canal,
Great Pyramid and Sphinx,
Indoor plumbing and sewage systems,
Ziggurat and Temple of Luxor

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Indoor plumbing and sewage systems

Front

What was the written language developed by the Aryans in Ancient India?

Back

Sanskrit

Front

Social structure in Ancient India was determined by birthright, this division of classes is called?

Back

Varna System

Front

When the Aryans invaded India they settled mainly along which river? Nile, Tigris, Ganges, Euphrates

Back

Ganges

Front

What two major religions started as part of Ancient civilization in the Indus River Valley? Options: Hinduism and Catholicism, Islam and Polytheism, Hinduism and Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity

Back

Hinduism and Buddhism

Front

Which of the following are two leading early cities of the Indus River Valley? Ur and Cairo, Rome and Carthage, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro , Sumer and Punt

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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Which of the following were important central beliefs to the two major religions that came out of Ancient India?
Holy trinity/ heaven/ golden rule,
Karma/ reincarnation/ meditation,
5 Ks/ Guru Nanak/ Selfless service,
Mohammad/ 5 pillars/ Quran

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Karma/ reincarnation/ meditation

Front

What was the highest varna?

Back

Brahmins

Front

Ancient India began around the Indus River.

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Indus River

Front

What was the collection of poems, hymns, and rituals first written down by the Aryans?

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The Vedas