Ancient India and China Quiz

Which two rivers nourished the ancient civilizations of India and China?

• Nile and Tigris

• Yellow and Yangtze

• Amazon and Euphrates

• Indus and Yellow

Which mountain range provided natural protection to ancient India?

• Rocky

• Appalachian

• Himalayas

• Andes

Who were the nomadic Indo-European speaking group that moved into India?

• Mongols

• Aryans

• Vikings

• Huns

Which document is the oldest source of information regarding the Aryans and the Vedic age?

• Mahabharata

• Vedas

• Ramayana

• Bhagavad Gita

Which is the highest social class in the caste system of ancient India?

• Vaishyas

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Shudras

What is the name of India's greatest epic, a tale of battles fought to gain control of the Ganges region?

• Bhagavad Gita

• Ramayana

• Arthashastra

• Mahabharata

Which religion has no desire to propagate its religion and gives freedom to its adherents in matter of prayer and worship?

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Sikhism

• Buddhism

Who founded Buddhism and is known as the 'Enlightened One'?

• Buddha

• Ashoka

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Mahavira

Which emperor is considered as India's greatest king and spread Buddhism all the way to southeast Asia?

• Akbar

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Harsha

Which Chinese dynasty existed from 1600-1300 BCE?

• Han

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin