Ancient Indian History Quiz

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, part of the Persian Empire (now Bodrum, Turkey).

Lord Mahavira conquered his senses and was called Jitendra. He considered violence not only to cause pain to the body but also to hurt someone with the mind, speech, and deeds as violence from his point of view.

The Sharada script evolved from Gupta Brahmi in the 9th century AD. In its earlier forms it was widespread over the northwest parts of the Indian subcontinent and was the progenitor of the Gurmukhi script, but later it became restricted to Kashmir, where it was the principal means of writing until the 20th century.

The Mālavikāgnimitram (Sanskrit, meaning Mālavikā and Agnimitra) is a Sanskrit play by Kālidāsa. Based on some events of the reign of Pushyamitra Shunga it was his first play.

Twice-born Hindus belong to the first three groups of the Hindu caste system: 1) Brahmins, 2) Kshatriyas, and 3) Vaishyas. However, in many Hindu scriptures, the word Dvija refers only to Brahmins in Hindu texts who possess mythical, religious superiority.

‘Goddess Parvati’ report hints Indus Valley Civilisation used to worship Lord Shiva in 2500 BC.

The Battle of Plassey, 23 June 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the Indies for the next 190 years

The Haryanka dynasty was the third ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire of ancient India,

Nagananda means Joy of the Serpents. It is a Sanskrit play. It is among the most acclaimed Sanskrit dramas. Nagananda is the story of how prince Jimutavahana gives up his own body to stop a sacrifice of a Naga prince to the divine Garuda.

In the Vedic Era, Akhyani is the goddess of the forest.

Maski derives its name from Mahasangha or Masangi . The site came into importance with the discovery of a minor rock edict of Emperor Ashoka by C. Beadon in 1915. It was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred to him as Devanampiye piyadasi

Evidence of religion includes bull idols, worship of trees, snakes, goddesses, and altars for fire sacrifices. Sites of the Malwa Culture include Daimabad, Inamgaon, Kayatha, Nagda, Vidisha, Eran, Mandsaur, and Navdatoli (near Maheshwar).

The term ‘Yavanapriya‘ means passion of the yavanas’ that is mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and means pepper.

King Porus was a famous Indian king, his real name was Purushotama. He belonged to the Puru tribe mentioned in Rig veda

Ayurveda is the Upaveda of the Rigveda. Ayurveda deals with medicine.