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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the literary language of Ancient India?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Farsi

d)

Cantonese

2.

The knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences is known as _______. (Fill in the blank)

a)

darma

b)

reincarnation

c)

moksha

d)

karma

3.

What are the two ancient cities of the Indus Valley?

a)

Harappa & Mohenjo Daro

b)

Babylonia & Jerusalem

c)

Sumer & Persia

d)

Tatooine & Dagobah

4.

Which of the following is a religion in India?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Zigguratism

d)

Christianity

5.

What is the mountain range to the north of India called?

a)

Adirondacks

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Alps

6.

Hinduism believes in __________ which is the process of birth, life, death, and rebirth. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Karma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

heaven

d)

the afterlife

7.

What sacred writing was used to begin Hinduism?

a)

Upanishads

b)

Ramayana

c)

Vedas

d)

Mahabharata

8.
What is the system that divides society into groups based upon a person's wealth, birth or occupation?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)
Caste
d)
Moksha
9.

What does polytheism mean?

a)

One God

b)

Many gods

c)

No Gods

d)

Spirit

10.

Which two rivers flow through India?

a)

Indus & Euphrates

b)

Euphrates & Tigris

c)

Nile & Ganges

d)

Indus & Ganges

11.

*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

12.

Which of the following is Buddha also known as?

a)

the average one

b)

the leader

c)

the enlightened one

d)

the man of the people

13.

Who almost conquered most of the Ancient World including Egypt, Greece, and part of India?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Caesar

14.

Which vocabulary term refers to the period where flooding could have caused the disappearance of Harappa civilization?

a)

tornado season

b)

hurricane season

c)

typhoon season

d)

monsoon season

15.
According to the caste system, who is at the top of the pyramid and what is their job?
a)
Brahmin- priests
b)
Brahmin-farmer
c)
Sudra-farmer
d)
Sudra-priests
16.
According to the caste system, who is at the bottom of the pyramid and what is their job?
a)
Brahmin-priests
b)
Brahmin-farmer
c)
Sudra- farmer
d)
Sudra- priests
17.
Which job do Kshatriya perform according to the caste system?
a)
priests
b)
outcasts/pariah
c)
warrior and ruler
d)
skilled trader
18.
What is the job of the Vaishya in the caste system?
a)
warriors and rulers
b)
skilled trader
c)
unskilled worker or farmer
d)
merchant/landowner
19.
You do not want to be born into the unclean or polluted class called the _____________. (Fill in the blank)
a)
Untouchables
b)
Unlikeable
c)
Unpopular
d)
Unstable