WorksheetsChapter 6, Ancient India
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of
a)
brick.
b)
grass
c)
stone
d)
wood
2.
Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?
a)
Arabian
b)
Bengel
c)
Ganges
d)
Indian
3.
Strong seasonal winds that influence India’s climate
a)
caste
b)
raja
c)
monsoon
d)
Himalaya
4.
A social group that one is born into and cannot change
a)
sanskrit
b)
caste
c)
raja
d)
monsoon
5.
The prince or leader of an Aryan tribe
a)
raja
b)
caste
c)
Himalaya
d)
Ali Baba
6.
Mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia
a)
Rockies
b)
Smokies
c)
Andes
d)
Himalaya
7.
The written language developed in Aryan villages
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Sanskrit
d)
Latin
8.
What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?
a)
Locusts
b)
earthquakes and floods
c)
Starbucks invasion
d)
hurricanes and wildfires
9.
Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?
a)
Aryans
b)
the Village People
c)
untouchables
d)
Carnival workers
10.
In India’s caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?
a)
priests
b)
warriors
c)
servants
d)
merchants
11.
The personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
reincarnation
d)
nirvana
12.
A force that decides the forms that people will be reborn into in their next lives
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
reincarnation
d)
Yoda
13.
An Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect for all living things
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Jainism
d)
Zoroastrianism
14.
The rebirth of the soul
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
reincarnation
d)
I like chicken.
15.
An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness
a)
nirvana
b)
karma
c)
dharma
d)
pizza is good
16.
Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?
a)
Brahmanism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Aryanism
d)
Hinduism
17.
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called
a)
Brahman
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
d)
Mr. Jones
18.
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?
a)
the Dalai Lama
b)
Lakshmi
c)
Sarawati
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
19.
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up
a)
all desires.
b)
the Four Noble Truths.
c)
the Eight fold Path.
d)
suffering.
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