South Asia Lesson 2: History of South Asia
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- Q1The origins of the _____ civilization in South Asia date back to 3500 B.C.HarappaAryanMauryanIndus Valley30s
- Q2Which ancient Indian civilization was responsible for establishing the varna system?GuptaAryanMughalMauryan30s
- Q3Which ancient Indian civilization created the Vedas?merchantlaborerwarriorpriest30s
- Q4What is the parent language of Hindi, one of the most important languages in modern India?IndusLatinancient GreekSanskrit30s
- Q5Hindus believe in _____, which means that actions in this life can affect your next life.enlightenmentnirvanareincarnationkarma30s
- Q6Which religion was founded by a noble prince named Siddhartha Gautama?BuddhismJainismHinduismAnimism30s
- Q7Which civilization developed the decimal system in mathematics?MauryanGuptaAryanMughal30s
- Q8In contrast to earlier emperors, rulers of the Mughal empire were _____ rather than Hindu.ChristianBuddhistJainistMuslim30s
- Q9In what year did India finally achieve its independence from Great Britain?191818851857194730s
- Q10In the 1970s, East Pakistan achieved independence and became _____.BangladeshBhutanSri LankaNepal30s