Ancient India Test

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

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

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

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

The first emperor (king) of the Gupta Empire was

Nirvana means

The Aryans had important religious writings called

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

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

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

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

The Aryans developed an important written language called

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

The Ancient Indians were NOT interested in architecture.

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

The most popular religion in India today

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

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

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

Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the

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

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

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

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

The two Ancient Indian Empires were called