Quiz on Ancient India

Why is India referred to as a subcontinent?

• it is connected by a narrow stretch of land.

• it is a large land mass that is a distinct part of a continent.

• its wealth patterns are very different.

• it is not as large as other continents.

Ancient India developed the most rigid social hierarchical ordering system of its time, called what?

• ostracism.

• caste.

• kowtowing.

• sari.

Which factor contributed most to the spread of Buddhism from India to China?

• trade connections

• forced migrations

• military conquests

• religious intolerance

The caste system developed in what region of the world?

• India

• South America

• Australia

• African sub-continent

How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?

• Both believe in a form of reincarnation

• Each religion worships in similar ways

• The religions believe in the same god

• The largest amount of followers live in India

How did the Himalayan mountain range affect the development of ancient India?

• The mountains provided a natural barrier for protection.

• Rocks from the mountains were used to construct pyramids.

• The mountains contributed to droughts, which often caused famine.

• Rivers that flowed through the mountains provided easy access to trade routes in China.

Why is the Gupta reign called the Golden Age of Hindu Culture?

• Learning, literature and art flourished

• The Guptas established a gold standard

• The crops in the river valleys were golden color

• Many new lands were added to the empire

Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map?

• By 260 B.C., the Mauryan Empire extended north into Central China.

• The Mauryan Empire controlled more of the Indian subcontinent than the Gupta Empire did.

• Most of the Gupta Empire was located on the Deccan Plateau.

• The economies of India’s early empires were based on trade.

What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share?

• They provided water that made the monsoons stronger.

• They created canyons that protected the Indian subcontinent.

• They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming.

• They provided transportation routes that connected distant peoples.

What were the two major cities that developed in the Indus River Valley?

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

• Mecca and Jerusalem

• Sumer and Babylonia

• Egypt and Kush