Ancient India CHA

Question 1

Jainism is another religion that was founded in ancient India

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Around 1200 to 1000 BCE, Vedic culture spread

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east to the fertile Ganges plain

Question 3

The Ramayana describes the fourteen year exile of a legendary prince named Rama and his return

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The Indus Valley Civilization's cities were known for their......

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Urban planning, brick houses, water supply systems, metallurgy

Question 5

It is unclear when Jainism originated

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Do some consider Hinduism the oldest religion in the world......

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Hinduism also calls for honesty, not injuring living beings, patience, compassion, and more

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Hinduism is.......

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A religion, or way of life

Question 9

The Mahabharata describe the struggles of two groups of cousins during a war and may have been based on a small conflict

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

During the time, Vedic literature, including Vedas, was composed in......

Accepted Answer

Northern India

Question 11

The Vedas are religious texts that are the oldest examples of Sanskrit and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Jainism is one of the _________ religions still practiced today

Accepted Answer

Oldest

Question 13

Hinduism includes a wide range of philosophies, concepts, rituals, and more

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Vedas are not religious texts that are the oldest examples of sanskrit and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The mahājanapadas were a group of sixteen kingdoms or oligarchies that existed in ancient India from the

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sixth to fourth centuries BCE

Question 16

The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

The Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana were both composed around the

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second urbanization period

Question 18

The Mahabharata is still the shortest poem in the world today

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

The Mahabharata is still the longest poem in the world today

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The Mahabharata describe the struggles of many groups of siblings during a war and may have been based on big conflict

Accepted Answer

False

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