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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 main Hindu gods?
a)
Simba, Nala, Rafiki
b)
Ono,Vishnu, Dharma
c)
Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva
d)
Alvin, Simon, Theodore
2.
About how many years ago was Hinduism invented?
a)
1,000,000 years ago
b)
3,500 years ago
c)
500 years ago
d)
100 years ago
3.
What is the Hindu definition of the term Yoga?
a)
Union
b)
Fun
c)
Exercise
d)
Prosperity
4.
What is the definition of the Hindu term "ahimsa"?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Religious Duties
c)
Vengence
d)
Nonviolence
5.
Who is the Hindu wife of Shiva?
a)
Pickleasd
b)
Shukka
c)
Shakti
d)
Asoka
6.
When the Aryan culture and Indian culture blended, which religion resulted?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Taoism
7.
According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers
a)
cannot escape the cycle of death to rebirth.
b)
will be born into a higher position once they die.
c)
will be reborn as animals.
d)
will never be reborn again.
8.
One way in which Hinduism differs from other major religions is...
a)
it has no single founder.
b)
believers rely on a single sacred book.
c)
it has developed just recently.
d)
it has not attracted many followers.
9.
Chandragupta was known for...
a)
uniting the Northern and Central India.
b)
absolute rule of the people.
c)
investing his wealth in the good of the people.
d)
All of these.
10.
The people of India depend on the summer monsoon season to...
a)
carry snails and melting snow to the dry lands.
b)
create a natural passage through the Himalaya Mountians.
c)
bring cold air to the subcontinent.
d)
provide rain for farmlands.
11.
What is a citadel?
a)
The Starship Enterprise
b)
A fortress
c)
an ancient flower
d)
a weapon
12.
What two rivers were important to the people of Ancient India?
a)
The Tigris and Euphrates
b)
The Indus and the Ganges
c)
The Missouri and the Mississippi
d)
The Themes and the Seine
13.
Aryans invented a strict division of classes known as...
a)
castes.
b)
monks.
c)
dharmas.
d)
citadels.
14.
Chandragupta's grandson was...
a)
Asoka.
b)
Unknown.
c)
Sri Lanka
d)
Shiva
15.
How did Chandragupta die?
a)
He poisoned himself.
b)
He starved to death.
c)
He was hung.
d)
He died in battle.
16.
What is one way religious beliefs are spread?
a)
sending smoke signals.
b)
releasing of birds.
c)
releasing the Kraken.
d)
sending missionaries.
17.
Nirvana is...
a)
A rock band from the 70's.
b)
A lasting peace.
c)
A type of meditation.
d)
The Hindu crown of peace.
18.
Who invented Buddhism?
a)
A young Hindu prince named Siddartha Goutama
b)
An elderly monk on the top of the Himalayas
c)
A priest who wanted to gain world peace
d)
A Christian gone wild
19.
What is the main teaching of Buddhism?
a)
The Eightfold Path
b)
Jesus
c)
You don't need Buddha
d)
Wealth is wonderful
20.
Archaologists can tell the city of Mohenjo-Daro was a carefully planned because of its...
a)
use of soil, which turned into desert plains.
b)
use of a city wall, citadel, and streets which looked like city blocks.
c)
the city was built on flat land away from rivers.
d)
no-trade policy.
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