Ancient | MCQs

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قوم عاد کو اللہ تعالی نے طوفان/آندھی سے غرق کیا تھا۔

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The Bronze Age (2500 BC to 1500 BC) is when humans started making tools and weapons using bronze, an alloy of copper and tin.

It marked significant advancements in metallurgy and technology.

It leading to improvements in agriculture, warfare, and trade.

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The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE.

It is also known as the Harappan Civilization.

It extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

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• Taxila was considered as Pearl of Gandhara Civilization. 
• language of the Gandhara civilization was:  Prakrit
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• Gandhara's language was a Prakrit or "Middle Indo-Aryan" dialect, usually called Gāndhārī.
• Hindko from Peshawar, which was the capital of Gandhara, came from Shuraseni Prakrit a language spoken in Gandhara.

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Agriculture was the primary economic foundation of ancient civilizations (e.g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley). It provided:

• Food surplus, enabling population growth.
• Raw materials (e.g., cotton, wool) for trade and crafts.
• Stability required for societal development.

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Sindhu refers to the Indus River and its surrounding region, traditionally associated with seven rivers.

The word Hindu was later derived by Persians from Sindhu to describe the people living beyond the Indus.

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The Achaemenid Persian Empire ruled over Gandhara from around 522 BCE to 486 BCE, during the reign of Darius I.

Gandhara became a satrapy (province) of the Persian Empire after being annexed under Darius’s expansion into the Indian subcontinent.

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The tunic and toga were both distinctive garments worn in Ancient Rome.

The tunic was a basic garment, and the toga was a formal attire worn by Roman citizens, especially for public events.