Early India and the Mahajanapadas MCQ: facts and a 5-question quiz

From the Vedic age to Alexander: a multiple-choice quiz on early India. This is a multiple-choice quiz with 5 questions, each worth more points as the questions get harder.

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What this quiz covers

Era: c. 1500-300 BCE. Region: North India. The 5 questions are about the following, with a short fact for each. Read them first if you want a head start, or skip to the quiz and read afterwards.

Facts behind the questions (spoilers)

• Rigveda: The Rigveda has 1,028 hymns composed in the second millennium BCE.
• Lumbini: Ashoka's pillar at Lumbini says the Buddha was born there.
• Magadha: Magadha under Bimbisara, Ajatashatru and the Nandas became the core of the first empire.
• Mahavira: Mahavira lived in the 6th century BCE.
• Jhelum (Hydaspes): The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought on the Jhelum.

Quick answers

What should I know about Rigveda? The Rigveda has 1,028 hymns composed in the second millennium BCE.

What should I know about Lumbini? Ashoka's pillar at Lumbini says the Buddha was born there.

What should I know about Magadha? Magadha under Bimbisara, Ajatashatru and the Nandas became the core of the first empire.

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