His 370 Quiz

A detailed and colorful illustration of ancient India's Indo-Gangetic civilization featuring historical landmarks, sculptures, and figures symbolizing the Late Vedic Period.

Exploring the Indo-Gangetic Period

Test your knowledge on the rich history and cultural developments of the Indo-Gangetic region during the Late Vedic Period. This quiz delves into significant political consolidations, important figures, and major philosophical concepts that shaped ancient South Asia.

Key features:

  • 20 thought-provoking questions
  • Covers political, religious, and artistic aspects
  • Designed for history enthusiasts and students alike
20 Questions5 MinutesCreated by JubilantScholar412
1. What type material assemblage represents the elite in the Indo-Gangetic area during the Late Vedic Period?
Coins
Stupas
Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW)
Terracotta Bull Figurines
2. What is the first major political development and consolidation that we know of from literature but that we have no material proof for its existence?
Varnas
Mahajanapadas
Rayjans
Sanghas
What is the second political consolidation
Muaryan Empire
Silk Road
Greco-Bactarian Empire
The Magahda Kingdom
The Nandas
4. What successful empire developed out of the Magadha Kingdom?
The Nanda Dynasty
Mauryan Empire
Mahajanapadas
B and C
A & B
Who was the Mauryans most famous ruler?
Ashoka
Alexander The Great
Mahvira
Xerexes
What is the greatest characteristic of Gandharan sculptural style?
Its monolithic proportions
The mixture of Mediterranean and South Asian influnces
The use of vibrant colors
Depictions of deities that come to define the new Hindu religion
What type of site is Taxila?
A mountain-pass Buddhist temple.
The first Buddhist monastery and trading center
A group of three cities in the north-west
A cave-temple site in the north-west
Which is not one of the four life-stages of a Brahman?
Partial Renunciant
Studenthood
Priest
Total Renunciant
Householder
Who was Mahavira?
A Thirthankara
The Kshatriya ruler of Magada
A Brahman priest
Who are the Tirthankaras?
Followers of the Buddha
Jain Prophets
Upanishadic teachers
Renunciants of Theistic orders
Who were the Yavanas?
The largest oligarchical group ruling in the Early Historic period.
Siddharta’s family kingdom.
The largest of the Mahajanapadas.
A Greek colony from Bactria
What literature does not come from the Age of Invasions?
Yoga Sutra
Kama Sutra
Dharmasutra
Rig Veda
Where is Bactria (the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom) located?
Sri Lanka
In the Indo-Gangetic divide
On the west coast near the maritime trading ports
The north-west of the subcontienent
The Yueh-chi are also known as who in South Asia?
Shakas
Kushana
Seleucid Empire
Writers of the Jatakas
What large kingdom provided the living Buddha royal patronage and in which he attained enlightenment?
Mauryan
Magahda
Greco Bactrian
Sakas
What did the Buddha initially use to find enlightenment that failed him?
Cartwheels
Self-immolation
Upanishadic teachings
Extreme Austerities
What is not one of the 4 things that caused Siddharta to leave his father’s palace to become a renunciant?
Disease
Death
Murder
Ascetisicm
Where did Gautama Buddha obtain enlightenment?
At Taxila
At Varanasi
At Bodh Gaya
At Sarnat
What is a translation of dukkha?
The Middle Way
Suffering
Desire
Mindfulness
As described by Ven. Bonnie Shoultz (and by the Buddha), how are sutras, or Buddhist teachings, envisioned to aid the student/practitioner get to dharma?
As a raft
As a current in a river
As a bell
As dogma to guide rightful actions
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