Colonial British Officials and Ancient Indian Texts Quiz
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What society did William Jones set up?

Society of Bengal

Who were some of the British officials in Calcutta who shared William Jones's interests?

Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed

According to Jones and Colebrooke, when did Indian civilization attain its glory?

In the ancient period

What did William Jones and Colebrooke share a deep respect for?

<p>Ancient cultures, both of India and the West</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the journal started by William Jones?

<p>Asiatick Researches</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the subjects that William Jones studied in ancient Indian texts?

<p>law, philosophy, religion, politics, morality, medicine, and other sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were some of the British officials in Calcutta who shared William Jones's interests in ancient Indian heritage?

<p>Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed</p> Signup and view all the answers

What society did William Jones set up, and what journal did he start?

<p>Society of Bengal; Asiatick Researches</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did William Jones and Henry Thomas Colebrooke share a deep respect for?

<p>ancient cultures of India and the West</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Jones and Colebrooke, when did Indian civilization attain its glory?

<p>in the ancient past</p> Signup and view all the answers

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