Duplicate of Ancient India Test

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

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

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

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

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

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

The most popular religion in India today

Nirvana means

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

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

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

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

The Ancient Indians were NOT interested in architecture.

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

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

The first emperor (king) of the Gupta Empire was

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

The Aryans had important religious writings called

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

The two Ancient Indian Empires were called

The Aryans developed an important written language called

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

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

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

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