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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was NOT a geographic feature of India?
a)
Hindu Kush
b)
Arabian Sea
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Khyber Pass
2.
Hinduism became the predominant religion under this empire?
a)
Gupta
b)
Mohenjo-Daro
c)
Harappa
d)
Mauryan
3.
Hinduism became the predominant religion under this empire?
a)
Gupta
b)
Mohenjo-Daro
c)
Harappa
d)
Maureen
4.
They introduced the caste system to the Indus valley...
a)
Mauryans
b)
Arabs
c)
Indo-Aryans
d)
Assyrians
5.
The writing of India...
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Farsi
d)
Cantonese
6.
The _______________ of India, isolated the Indus River valley and allowed it to develop without interruption.
a)
political structure
b)
caste system
c)
city-states
d)
geography
7.
India is a...
a)
peninsula
b)
subcontinent
c)
archipelago
d)
isthmus
8.
To aid in the spread of Buddhism throughout India and parts of Asia, Ashoka used...
a)
missionaries & the Royal Road
b)
pillars & missionaries
c)
Khyber Pass & missionaries
d)
mercenaries & printing press
9.
The sacred writings of Hinduism are found in...
a)
the Zend Avesta
b)
the Torah & Talmud
c)
the Old & New Testament
d)
the Vedas & Upanishads
10.
Which statement regarding Buddhism is incorrect?
a)
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
b)
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold path are a plan for followers to go to heaven.
c)
Asoka was a primary factor in it's spread to other parts of Asia.
d)
Like Hinduism, its followers believe in karma and reincarnation.
11.
The knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences is known as...
a)
darma
b)
reincarnation
c)
moksha
d)
karma
12.
The caste system of India is an example of a...
a)
rigid class system
b)
political bureaucracy
c)
religious beliefs
d)
economic system of bartering
13.
The two early cities of the Indus Valley were...
a)
Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
b)
Babylonia & Jerusalem
c)
Sumer & Persia
d)
Tatooine & Dagobah
14.
* numbers, concept of 0
* _________________
* literature
* medical advances
What is missing from the Gupta Empire's list of contributions?
a)
music
b)
astronomy
c)
chemistry
d)
economics
15.
The Indo-Aryans entered the Indus valley, and mixed their ideas with the indigenous people of the area. Indigenous means...
a)
distant
b)
exiled
c)
foreign
d)
native
16.
Besides the Indus River, what other river was critical to the development of Indian civilization?
a)
Huang He
b)
Euphrates
c)
Ganges
d)
Rhine
17.
Which statement regarding Hinduism is TRUE?
a)
No known founder with many forms of one God.
b)
Founded by Asoka during the Golden Age of India.
c)
Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, spread along trade routes.
d)
Began in China and spread to India.
18.
The caste system is based on a person's...
a)
religious beliefs
b)
occupation
c)
political affiliation
d)
military service
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