Ancient India Test

The Aryans believed in the Varnas, which led to social division called

The most popular religion in India today

In 320 BC, this military leader unified Northern India and created the Mauryan Empire.

The Ancient Indians were NOT interested in architecture.

In 301 BC, Candragupta Maurya passed the throne to his son, who

The first emperor (king) of the Gupta Empire was

When Siddhartha Gautama achieved Enlightenment, he became known as "the Englightened One", or

A young prince who was raised Hindu and abandoned his birthright in search of enlightenment.

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

Which of the following is NOT one of the major Hindu gods?

Though Gupta rulers were Hindu, both Hinduism and Buddhism flourished during the Gupta Empire.

The people of the Mauryan and Gupta periods created great works of art.

Nirvana means

Candragupta Maurya's grandson and the most strong and famous Mauryan emperor (king) was

The two Ancient Indian Empires were called

After Harrapan civilization in the Indus River Valley collapsed, the ________ moved into India.

Buddha did not reject all of the Hindu beliefs, Buddhist and Hindu people share belief in

The Aryans developed an important written language called

Another important aspect of Hinduism is "ahimsa", which is Sanskrit for

The Aryans had important religious writings called

The people of the Indus River Valley Cilization developed two major cities,

Today, we use the Hindu-Arabic numerals, that were created by ancient Indians.

Most works of literature (writings) in Sanskrit are religious.

Which of the following was NOT a scientific advance made by the Ancient Indians?