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WorksheetsContact with Distant Lands
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does Sangam mean?
Separate
Disorganized
Confluence
Scatter
The poems on love and war were also known as
Pattupattu and Ettutogai
Aham and Puram
Silappadikaram and Manimekalai
Tolkappiyam and Kural
The three important dynasties of Southern India which finds a mention in the Sangam literature are
Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas
Kushanas, Parthians, Sakas
Patna, Patliputra, Mathura
Alamgirpur, Baluchistan, Shortugai
One of the most important contributions of Karikala, the Chola king was
Built the Kallanai dam
Defeated the Cholas, Chera, and five other kingdoms near Tanjore
Development of the Gandhara school of art
Helped in the spread of Buddhism
Under the reign of which ruler, were the doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism finalised.
Nedunchezian
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Kanishka
Senguttuvan
What was the major item of trade exchanged through the Silk Route?
Silk
Ivory
Pearls
Spices
Which was the most prosperous and important ports of ancient India?
Kaveripattinam
Bhrigukachcha
Tamralipti
Arikamedu
Milinda Panha is a Buddhist text which records the discussions of
Milinda and Nagasena
Ashoka and Nagasena
Karikala and Nedunchezhian
Sakas and Romans
The kings of which dynasty called themselves the "Lords of Dakshinapatha"
Sakas
Greeks
Satavahanas
Kushanas
Fa Xian was a ___________ pilgrim
Greek
Chinese
Japanese
Roman
The book written by Xuan Zang is named
Milinda panha
Sutta Pitaka
Si-yu-ki
Indica
This sect of Buddhism believes in Idol Worship and worshipping Buddha as God.
Mahayana
Hinayana
Name the Roman navigator who charted a straight course across the seas, using the monsoon winds.
Hippalus
Yuechis
Xuan Zang
Kanishka
Who was known as the Prince of Pilgrims
Fa Xian
Xuan Zang
Megasthenes
Seleucus
Which trade route was extensively used by Jaina and Buddhist monks to spread their beliefs
Uttarapatha
Dakshinapatha
Silk route
Sopara
