Ancient India Fill in the Blank Activity

The science of working with metals, also known as ___________, was founded in Ancient India.

• Karma
• Sanskrit
• Metallurgy
• Moksha

Much of what is known about _____________, one of the largest Harappan cities, comes from artifacts left at the site.

• Mohenjo-Daro
• Jainism
• Kalibangan
• Ahimsa

________ was India’s first civilization, and it was located along the Indus River.

• Ashoka
• Harappa
• Nirvana
• Veda

__________ is a religion developed by Siddhartha Gautama, which promotes the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as methods to understand and relieve human suffering.

• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Sikhism
• Buddhism

The ______ were a group of people from Central Asia who established Vedic society after they moved to India.

• Vedas
• Aryans
• Brahmins
• Harappans

Hindi, the official language of India, is derived from ___________, the language of Ancient India.

• Vedas
• Hinduism
• Meditation
• Sanskrit

__________ originally was a merciless conqueror and created a mighty empire, but he later converted to Buddhism out of a desire to make peace.

• Ashoka
• Chandra Gupta II
• Chandragupta Maurya
• Siddhartha Gautama

Over one billion people practice the religion of ____________ today, which first developed from the Vedas back in Ancient India.

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Sikhism

When Hindus achieve ___________, they are released from the cycle of rebirth.

• reincarnation
• ahimsa
• dharma
• moksha

Guru Nanak created the religion of ____________, which promotes honesty and equality.

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Sikhism