India Quiz

What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Himalayan Mountains
• Gobi Desert

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates
• Nile & Blue Nile
• Indus & Ganges
• Huang He & Yangtze

Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

• They brought rain & without them there would be drought
• The cold winds felt god in the summertime
• Without them, they could't travel down the river
• Monsoons encouraged animal migration

A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a

• cast
• family
• raja
• caste

Which things were determined based on a person's caste or place in society?

• Job, marriage, friends
• Foods to eat
• Clothes to wear
• Blessings

The universal spirit of the Hindu religion is called...

• Re
• Shiva
• Brahman
• Vishnu

Reincarnation is...

• a state of wisdom
• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
• the consequences of how a person lives
• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

 Karma is...

• a state of wisdom
• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
• the consequences of how a person lives
• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country

• subcontinent

• state

• region

How do the Himalaya Mountains benefit India?

• They provide protection from foreign enemies.

• They have trails for trade routes.

• They provide a consistent source of water.

• They prevent earthquakes from occurring.