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WorksheetsAncient India Vocab
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
India is a(n) ______ with barrier mountains to the north
a)
continent
b)
island
c)
subcontinent
d)
peninsula
2.
Aryan people were organized into tribes led by a ______.
a)
raja
b)
guru
c)
Brahmin
d)
pilgrim
3.
At the top of Aryan society was the class of ______.
a)
Brahmins
b)
Untouchables
c)
Kshatriyas
d)
Vaisyas
4.
_____ is a religion that follows an 8 fold path, which urges followers to stop desiring things.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Brahman
d)
Nirvana
5.
A strong wind that blows in one direction in winter and the opposite direction in summer. It brings rain and flooding to India.
a)
raja
b)
monsoon
c)
caste
d)
stupa
6.
A social group that a person is born into and cannot change.
a)
karma
b)
theocracy
c)
caste
d)
reincarnation
7.
A government headed by a religious leader.
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
democracy
d)
theocracy
8.
Many _____ used trade routes to travel to a religious shrine or site.
a)
stumas
b)
monsoons
c)
pilgrims
d)
karmas
9.
The idea of passing through many lives to reach the Brahman.
a)
reincarnation
b)
dharma
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
10.
The Aryans developed a written language called what?
a)
Brahman
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
11.
High-caste families often hired ____ to teach their sons at home.
a)
pilgrims
b)
rajas
c)
gurus
d)
stupas
12.
Buddhists built thousands of mound or dome shaped shrines called ____.
a)
stupas
b)
rajas
c)
dynasties
d)
pilgrims
13.
In Hinduism, ____ requires that people perform the duties of their caste.
a)
karma
b)
reincarnation
c)
guru
d)
dharma
14.
According to Siddhartha, ____ is not a place but a state of being.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
nirvana
d)
reincarnation
15.
The Upanishads are sacred texts of _____, one of the world's oldest religions.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Sanskrit
d)
Brahman
16.
Among Hindus, the consequences of how a person lives are known as _____.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
reincarnation
d)
nirvana
17.
A ___ is a series of rulers from the same family.
a)
monsoon
b)
dynasty
c)
caste
d)
theocracy
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