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| 11085742779 | Although only fragments remain, some of our best information about early Indian history comes from the book Indika, written by | Megasthenes | 0 | |
| 11085742780 | Megasthenes was | the author of the Indika | 1 | |
| 11085742781 | During the time of the Aryans, the Indian political landscape was characterized by | a series of small kingdoms | 2 | |
| 11085742782 | The Indian political scene changed dramatically in 520 B.C.E. when new administrative techniques were introduced after the invasion of the | Persians | 3 | |
| 11085742783 | In 327 B.C.E., India was thrown into political chaos by the invasion of | Alexander of Macedon | 4 | |
| 11085742784 | Alexander of Macedon's invasion of which country in 327 B.C.E. caused political chaos that eventually led to the country's unification? | India | 5 | |
| 11085742785 | The kingdom that played a leading role in Indian unification, after the withdrawal of Alexander of Macedon, was | Magahad | 6 | |
| 11085742786 | The first ruler to unify India was | Chandragupta Maurya | 7 | |
| 11085742787 | Kautalya was | the main advisor to Chandragupta Maurya | 8 | |
| 11085742788 | The harsh political philosophy of Chandragupta Maurya and Kautalya is recorded in the | Arthashastra | 9 | |
| 11085742789 | The Arthashastra reflected the political philosophy of | Chandragupta Maurya | 10 | |
| 11085742790 | The Mauryan emperor Ashoka fought his bloodiest battle against | Kalinga | 11 | |
| 11085742791 | The capital of Ashoka's empire was | Pataliputra | 12 | |
| 11085742792 | The high point of Mauryan success came during the reign of | Ashoka | 13 | |
| 11085742793 | The rock and pillar edicts were issued by | Ashoka | 14 | |
| 11085742794 | One of the biggest financial problems of the later Mauryan period was the ruler's decision to | debase the currency | 15 | |
| 11085742795 | After the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, India | returned to a series of regional kingdoms | 16 | |
| 11085742796 | After the collapse of the Mauryan dynasty, northwest India was controlled by the Bactrians, who spoke | Greek | 17 | |
| 11085742797 | The Kushans in India reached their peak under | Kanishka | 18 | |
| 11085742798 | The year 320 C.E. saw the creation of the Gupta dynasty by | Chandra Gupta | 19 | |
| 11085742799 | Politically, the Guptas | left local government and administration in the hands of their allies | 20 | |
| 11085742800 | The eventual collapse of the Gupta state was partially caused by an invasion by the | White Huns | 21 | |
| 11085742801 | The success and timing of trade, through the Indian Ocean basin, largely depended on | understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds | 22 | |
| 11085742802 | The two great Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, | commonly portrayed women as weak-willed and emotional creatures | 23 | |
| 11085742803 | One of the most pronounced examples of patriarchal dominance in ancient India was | The common practice of child marriage | 24 | |
| 11085742804 | One of the biggest transformations of the caste system during this period was | the rise of guilds, which essentially served as jati. | 25 | |
| 11085742805 | Essentially, much of the responsibility for maintaining social order in India during these years fell to | The jati | 26 | |
| 11085742806 | Ancient Indian religion revolved around ritual sacrifices offered by whom? | Brahmins | 27 | |
| 11085742807 | The Charvaka sect believed | that the gods were figments of the imagination | 28 | |
| 11085742808 | The beliefs of the Charvakas | reflected the increasingly materialistic character of Indian society | 29 | |
| 11085742809 | Vardhamana Mahavira | was a great Jainist teacher | 30 | |
| 11085742810 | The founder of Jainism was | Vardhamana Mahavira. | 31 | |
| 11085742811 | The religious group that carefully swept the ground before them as they walked to avoid harming any invisible insects was the | Jains | 32 | |
| 11085742812 | The Jains adhered to the principle of nonviolence to other living things or their souls, which is expressed in the word | Ahimsa | 33 | |
| 11085742813 | Ahimsa refers to | the Jain principle of nonviolence | 34 | |
| 11085742814 | The greatest social contribution of the Jains was | the fact that they did not recognize social hierarchies based on caste | 35 | |
| 11085742815 | The Buddha believed that salvation came from | leading a balanced and moderate life | 36 | |
| 11085742816 | The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the | Four Noble Truths | 37 | |
| 11085742817 | Theravada Buddhism is also known as | Hinayana Buddhism | 38 | |
| 11085742818 | The boddhisatva is associated with what religion? | Buddhism | 39 | |
| 11085742819 | The Indian work that deals with a dialogue between the warrior, Arjuna, and his charioteer, Krishna, is the | Bhagavad Gita | 40 | |
| 11085742820 | When Krishna tells Arjuna, in the Bhagavad Gita, "Having regards to your own duty, you ought not to falter, for there is nothing better for a kshatriya than a righteous battle," he is referring to what Hindu principle? | dharma | 41 | |
| 11085742821 | The line, "As a man, casting off old clothes, so the embodied self, casting off old bodies, goes to others and new ones," comes from the | Bhagavad Gita | 42 |
