WorksheetsUnit 6: India's First Empires
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What text was used to begin Hinduism?
a)
Upanishads
b)
Ramayana
c)
Vedas
d)
Mahabharata
2.
What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?
a)
maya
b)
reincarnation
c)
recluse
d)
dharma
3.
This determines the state of your reincarnation
a)
Vedas
b)
Karma
c)
Aryans
d)
Upanishads
4.
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
caste system
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
5.
The supreme being known as the preserver is ____________.
a)
Karma
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
d)
Dharma
6.
A person's earthly duty or obligation is known as ______________.
a)
karma
b)
vishnu
c)
moksha
d)
dharma
7.
What is the name of Hinduisms supreme power?
a)
Brahman
b)
Atman
c)
Varna
d)
Shiva
8.
What is the name of group of people below any Varna or Caste?
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Kshytrias
d)
Brahimns
9.
Where did Buddhism originate?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
Rome
10.
Who was Siddhartha Guatama?
a)
the Buddha
b)
A priests
c)
An untouchable
d)
A God
11.
According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer?
a)
People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction.
b)
People suffer because they are mean.
c)
People suffer because they don't go to school.
d)
People suffer because they want to.
12.
The heart of Buddha's teachings is contained in what?
a)
The Four Noble Truths
b)
Nirvana
c)
Dharma
d)
Illusions
13.
What is The Buddha's Eightfold Path?
a)
eight steps to become a god.
b)
eight steps to eliminate suffering.
c)
eight steps to be reincarnated.
d)
eight steps to become one with the world.
14.
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
a)
Chandragupta Maurya
b)
Ashoka Maurya
c)
Chandra Gupta
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
15.
What style of government did the Maurya Empire have?
a)
Centralized
b)
Decentralized
c)
Republic
d)
Democracy
16.
Who was the leader of the Mauryan empire at its largest size?
a)
Chandragupta Maurya
b)
Chandra Gupta
c)
Ashoka Maurya
d)
Alexander the Great
17.
After a bloody conquest, Ashoka Maurya converted to ________
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Zoroastrianism
18.
The golden age of India was during which empire
a)
Gupta
b)
Mauryan
c)
Indus
d)
Aryan
19.
Which empire had mathematics, medical advances, astronomy, textiles, and literature
a)
Aryan
b)
Indus
c)
Gupta
d)
Mauryan
20.
Which trade route specifically benefited the development and prosperity of the Kushan Empire?
a)
The Satin Road
b)
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
c)
The Silk Road
d)
The Sup Dawg Road
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