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WorksheetsAncient & Classical India
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group of people founded the civilization that replaces Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro around 1400 B.C.E.?
a)
Aryans
b)
Guptas
2.
What language did the Aryans bring to India?
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Arabic
3.
What is the social system created by the Aryans?
a)
feudalism
b)
caste system
4.
What did the caste system do to the society of ancient India?
a)
Divided it into social classes
b)
brought the people together
5.
What Greek leader eventually invaded classical India?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Pericles
6.
What Mauryan emperor converted to Buddhism and a belief in dharma and tried to make India a Buddhist country?
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Ashoka
7.
What ruler established the first Indian Empire as a result of foreign invasion of India?
a)
Chandragupta Maurya
b)
Pericles
8.
What dynasty came to power in India in 320 C.E.?
a)
Maruyan
b)
Ashokan
c)
Gupta
9.
Which was the MOST important institution in Classical India in terms of its impact on Indian society?
a)
religion
b)
government
c)
science
10.
What type of religion is Hinduism?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
11.
What were the FIRST or OLDEST Hindu Scriptures brought by the Aryans?
a)
The Holy Bible
b)
Vedas
12.
Which religion is associated with reincarnation, karma and the caste system?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
13.
What is the force that determines how a person will be reborn?
a)
karma
b)
reincarnation
14.
How would an untouchable move up to a Bramahan in the Hindu caste system?
a)
live a good life and be reborn into it
b)
marry someone in the Bramahan caste
15.
Which religion's founder was Siddhartha Guatama?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Jainism
16.
Which religion believes in the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path?
a)
Jainism
b)
Buddhism
17.
Which religions believes in reincarnation (rebirth)?
a)
Hinduism & Buddhism
b)
Christianity and Judaism
18.
The practice of nonviolence toward all living things is known as __________.
a)
karma
b)
ahimsa
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