India before the British

There is evidence that farming began in India how many years ago?

• 4,500 years ago

• 6,500 years ago

• 8,500 years ago

• 2,500 years ago

Harappan is one name for an ancient urban civilization in India. What is its other name?

• The Sumerian Civilization

• The Babylonian Civilization

• The Indus Valley Civilization

• The Hittite Civilization

What do historians think caused the decline of Harappan?

• The rise of a new religion

• War with immigrants from the north-east

• Climate change

• War with immigrants from the north-west

What is the name for the oldest Hindu scriptures?

• The Sutras

• The Sanskrits

• The Vedas

• The Torah

The caste system created a strict social hierarchy in India. What does this mean?

• People could not be separated into different groups and should all be treated equally

• People were separated into different groups but were free to move up and down during their lives

• People were separated into different group and put into a rigid order

• People could not be separated into different groups and should all be treated equally (as long as they were not 'excluded' ones)

Which of these is NOT a religion that was popular in ancient India? (India before 500 CE).

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

Which ruling system is most associated with India's so-called 'Golden Age' of mathematics, science, architecture, art and literature?

• The Gupta Empire

• The Delhi Sultanate

• The Mughal Empire

• The Sikh Empire

Where did the Muslim clans moving into India from the 10th century actually move from?

• Central Asia

• Western China

• The East Indies

• Northern Egypt

The Mughal Empire brought what type of culture to India?

• Persian culture

• Roman culture

• Japanese culture

• North-east African culture

Which of these is NOT true about the Mughal Empire?

• It was highly intolerant of all other religions

• It never dominated the whole of the Indian peninsular

• It invested in the arts and in education

• Its rulers were Muslim