Ancient History : One word questions

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Greek Mythhology : Shri Krishna was Herakles

The source of Swastika symbol – Indus Valley

Who is considered as the father of Indian archaeoloy – Alexander Cunningham

Meter scale has been discovered from ……… – Harappa

Weapon never used by the –Indus people – Sword

What was the major industry in Chanhudaro? – Bead making

The word ‘Sindhan’ used by the Indus people denoted – Cotton

Evidence of fractional burial has been excavated from – Harappa

The word ‘godhume’ used in the vedic period denote – Wheat

‘Yava’ denoted – Barley

Term used to denote rice in the vedic text – Vrihi

Vedic term sita denoted – Ploughed field

Which veda mentions about wheel – Rigveda

Vedi terms ‘Urvara’ or ‘kshetra’ denoted – Cultivated field

The famous frog hymn in Rig Veda throws light to – Vedic education

Who was considered as the god of the vedas? – Varuna

Rigvedic term ‘Duhitri’ denoted – Milker of cows

Method used to calculate the number of cows in the Vedic period – Ashtakarni

Part of which veda has prose part – Yajur Veda

Who spread Aryan religion in South India – Agasthya

Vedic term ‘Aghanya’ denotes – Cows

The term ‘Bharata’ and ‘Bharatavarsha’ were first used in – Rig Veda

Upanishad which mentions the four Ashramas of Vedic period – Jabala Upanishad

Largest number of hymns in Rigveda  are in praise of – Indra

Edict which mentions about the relation between India and China – Nagarjunakonda

First town in the vedic period to use burned bricks – Kausambi

First reference about lending money for interest can be found in – Satpatha Brahmana

Rigvedic paintings have been discovered from Bhagvanpura. It is in which state – Haryana

Upanishad which mentions about police system – Brihadaranyaka Upanishads

God who was considered as God of Gods(Hindu) – Brahma

Community which was considered as untouchables by the Buddhists. – Chandalas

The language used by the Jains to spread their religion – Prakrit

Who is considered as the St.John of Buddhism – Ananda

Who is considered as Devil by the Buddhists – Maar

Three daughters of ‘Mara’ – lust, emotion and desire

The ruler who persecuted Buddhists – Pushyamitrasunga

Major philosophic school of Bhagvatism – Vishishtadvaita

Earliest reference about Srikrishna can be found in – Chandoghya Upanishad

Hindu God who found place in Greek literature – Sri Krishna

Jain Thirthankara, who was related to Sri Krishna — Rishabhadeva (Ist Thirthankara)

Tamil god of the Sangham age for War and Victory – Kottavai

Saint who founded the Saivism –Lakulisa

Tamil kingdom of the Sangham Age which sent an ambassador to the court of Roman Emperor – 
Augusts Pandyas

First Sangham was founded by – Saint Agasthya

Famous poetess of the Sangham period – Avvaiyar

Greeco-Roman traders who visited South India during the Sangham period were denoted with the term 
– Yavanas

Sangham work which describes about Buddhism – Manimekhalai

The word used by Ashoka to denote Buddha – Bhagavati

Ashokan inscriptions were desciphered by James prince in the year – 1837

Indo-Greek ruler who had his boundaries upto Pataliputra – Menander

Yuchi ruler who introduced gold coins for the first time – Vima Kadphesus.