Indian History and Cultural Heritage

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What was the name of the river that the Iranians and Greeks were familiar with, around 2500 years ago?

  • Indos
  • Sindhu (correct)
  • Hindos
  • Ganga

What was the name of the land to the east of the river, according to the Iranians and Greeks?

  • India (correct)
  • Hindostan
  • Sindhu
  • Bharat

Where did people first begin to grow wheat and barley around 8000 years ago?

  • River Indus
  • Vindhyas
  • Garo hills
  • Sulaiman and Kirthar hills (correct)

What was grown first in the area north of the Vindhyas?

<p>Rice (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the group of people mentioned in the Rigveda, who lived in the northwest?

<p>Bharatas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How were palm leaves used to create manuscripts?

<p>They were cut into pages and tied together to make books (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did cities first flourish around 4700 years ago?

<p>Along the banks of the Indus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What river's tributary is the Son?

<p>Ganga (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one way of finding out about the past?

<p>By searching for and reading books that were written long ago (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the ancient kingdom located south of the Ganga?

<p>Magadha (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many years ago was the Rigveda, the earliest composition in Sanskrit, dated to?

<p>3500 years ago (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did cities develop along the banks of the Ganga and its tributaries?

<p>Around 2500 years ago (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which river valley is associated with the emergence of the first big kingdom in ancient India?

<p>Ganga Valley (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Approximately how many years ago did the first cities on the Indus River emerge?

<p>4700 years ago (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following river systems is NOT associated with the emergence of cities in ancient India?

<p>Brahmaputra Valley (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate time period when the first big kingdom in Magadha emerged?

<p>2500 years ago (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Indus River system?

<p>It is associated with the emergence of cities in ancient India (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate time period when agriculture began in ancient India?

<p>8000 years ago (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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