Sanskrit Quiz

It was brought to South Asia by Indo-Aryan tribes from Central Asia.

It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. (correct)

It originated in East Asia and spread to South Asia.

It evolved from the Dravidian languages of the subcontinent.

It is the most archaic form found in the Rigveda, composed between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE. (correct)

It is the sacred language of Buddhism and Jainism.

It was influenced by the ancient Dravidian languages.

It is the language of classical Hindu philosophy.

It led to the decline of local languages in those regions.

It was primarily used for trade and commerce in those regions.

It became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. (correct)

It had no impact on the languages of Southeast Asia and East Asia.

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