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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What natural event helped the Indus River Valley become ideal for farming?
a)
flood waters left behind silt
b)
the snow melted in the Himalayas
c)
the monsoons made it muddy
d)
the rain watered the crops
2.
Aryans wrote their Vedas in what language?
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Mongolian
c)
Sumerian
d)
Egyptian
3.
Monsoons are seasonal in India,so that means monsoons occur how?
a)
in a regular pattern
b)
rarely to never
c)
all day, every day
d)
sometimes they happen, sometimes they don't
4.
What was the highest class in Aryan society?
a)
Brahmins
b)
untouchables
c)
merchants
d)
kings
5.
The Aryans most likely abandoned their nomadic lifestyle because they could stay in place and do what?
a)
farm
b)
meet new people
c)
not have to move around
d)
participate in trade
6.
What was the most important aspect of the caste system, and could determine roles after rebirth?
a)
adhering to the rules of the caste system
b)
complaining about their job
c)
not doing their job
d)
marrying outside of their caste
7.
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well-planned cities because they were what?
a)
talented and intelligent
b)
busy and crowded
c)
laid out in a grid system
d)
full of many tall buildings
8.
In Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is reborn into is dependent on what?
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
reincarnation
d)
meditation
9.
What was Siddhartha Gautama greatly concerned with?
a)
eliminating human suffering
b)
teaching people how to meditate
c)
acquiring many luxurious things
d)
seeking fame and fortune
10.
What are the guiding principles at the heart of Buddhism called?
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Five Principles of Living
c)
The Golden Rule
d)
What Goes Around Comes Around
11.
Lower social classes supported Buddha because he opposed _______________.
a)
the Caste System
b)
karma
c)
dharma
d)
enlightenment
12.
Missionaries travel around to spread what?
a)
religious beliefs
b)
new items to trade
c)
news about other civilizations
d)
knowledge to teach
13.
Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
a)
Chandragupta Maurya
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Bindusara
d)
Asoka
14.
____________ and the Vedas are closely related because the __________ were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas.
a)
Vedic Texts
b)
Rosetta Stone
c)
hieroglyphic
d)
Aryan Laws
15.
People from Central Asia brought their religious ideas to India, which led to the development of ____________.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Aryan belief systems
d)
Catholicism
16.
Hindus believe that all of their gods are part of a universal spirit called what?
a)
Brahman
b)
dharma
c)
karma
d)
enlightenment
17.
Siddhartha Gautama left home around 29/30 years old to find answers to his questions about what kind of life?
a)
human
b)
spiritual
c)
poor
d)
religious
18.
Who was the military leader who founded the Maurya Empire?
a)
Chandra Gupta I
b)
Asoka
c)
Bindusara
d)
Chandragupta Maurya
19.
What did Asoka swear not to do once he became a Buddhist?
a)
fight any more wars
b)
talk to anyone else
c)
eat animal products
d)
live a luxurious life
20.
Asoka and Siddhartha Gautama were both against what?
a)
violence
b)
pilgrimages
c)
luxury
d)
enlightenment
21.
Who was the first Gupta emperor?
a)
Chandra Gupta I
b)
Asoka
c)
Bindusara
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
22.
What became more popular after the Guptas took over India?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
karma
d)
meditation
23.
It is believed that the Guptas supported other religious beliefs. What suggests this?
a)
they built many Buddhist temples
b)
they wrote about it
c)
it was talked about among civilizations
d)
they lived around people with other beliefs
24.
What kind of temples became more complex and ornate over time?
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhist
c)
Egyptian
d)
Sumerian
25.
What mountains are in Northern India?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Hindu Kush
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
26.
seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
a)
fasting
b)
meditation
c)
monsoons
d)
inoculation
27.
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against the disease
a)
inoculation
b)
metallurgy
c)
karma
d)
astronomy
28.
an Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred
a)
Jainism
b)
missionairies
c)
karma
d)
Buddhism
29.
the study of the stars and planets
a)
inoculation
b)
meditation
c)
metallurgy
d)
astronomy
30.
in Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good and bad actions have on a person's soul
a)
dharma
b)
karma
c)
Jainism
d)
meditation
31.
founder of Buddhism, he was originally an Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama
a)
the Buddha
b)
Asoka
c)
Jainism
d)
karma
32.
going without food for a period of time
a)
fasting
b)
meditation
c)
metallurgy
d)
inoculation
33.
ruler of the Mauryan Empire, he extended his control over most of India and spread Buddhism
a)
the Buddha
b)
Asoka
c)
Jainism
d)
astronomy
34.
deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas
a)
metallurgy
b)
meditation
c)
Jainism
d)
Buddhism
35.
the science of working with metals
a)
Jainism
b)
metallurgy
c)
inoculation
d)
fasting
36.
people who work to spread religious beliefs
a)
monsoons
b)
missionaries
c)
meditation
d)
metallurgy
37.
the number system we use today; it was created by scholars during the Gupta dynasty
a)
alloys
b)
caste system
c)
Hindu-Arabic numerals
d)
nonviolence
38.
the most important language of Ancient India
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
nirvana
39.
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India
a)
subcontinent
b)
reincarnation
c)
Buddhism
d)
alloys
40.
mixtures of two or more metals
a)
metallurgy
b)
alloys
c)
subcontinent
d)
Buddhism
41.
Gupta emperor, he ruled India during the height of Gupta power
a)
Asoka
b)
the Buddha
c)
nonviolence
d)
Chandra Gupta II
42.
a Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each in a new body
a)
caste system
b)
reincarnation
c)
meditation
d)
fasting
43.
the division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation
a)
caste system
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Sanskrit
44.
in Buddhism, the state of perfect peace
a)
nirvana
b)
meditation
c)
alloys
d)
inoculation
45.
Mauryan ruler, founded the Mauryan Empire in Northern India
a)
Chandraguptra Maurya
b)
Asoka
c)
Chandra Gupta II
d)
the Buddha
46.
the main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
meditation
47.
the avoidance of violent action
a)
meditation
b)
nonviolence
c)
inoculation
d)
fasting
48.
a religion based on the teaching of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BCE
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Jainism
d)
Sanskrit
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