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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Nomadic people who conquered the Harappans and most of India.
a)
Vaisyas
b)
Brahmans
c)
Sudras
d)
Aryans
2.
Strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Monsoon
c)
Nirvana
d)
Dharma
3.
Divine law that requires people to do the duties of their caste.
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Nirvana
c)
Karma
d)
Dharma
4.
The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?
a)
Gupta
b)
Roman
c)
Persian
d)
Mauryan
5.
The written language developed in India
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Karma
d)
Sanskrit
6.
The major rivers in India
a)
Indian, Indus
b)
Ganges, Indus
c)
Ganges, Arabian
d)
Arabian, Indian
7.
A social group that one is born into and cannot change.
a)
Caste
b)
Middle
c)
Nirvana
d)
Karma
8.
A state of wisdom
a)
Dharma
b)
Nirvana
c)
Karma
d)
Reincarnation
9.
The "Enlightened One"
a)
Devi
b)
Vishnu
c)
Buddha
Buddha
Buddha
d)
Shiva
10.
Considered to be the Mauryan dynasty's greatest king
a)
Gandhi
b)
Chandragupta
c)
Shamprati
d)
Asoka
11.
Lowest group in the caste system. Did work Indians considered polluting
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Sudras
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Untouchables
12.
The consequences of how a person lives
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Nirvana
d)
Brahman
13.
The idea of passing through many lives to be reunited with Brahman
a)
incarnation
b)
carnation
c)
reincarnation
d)
recarnation
14.
In India's caste system, the Sudras class contained
a)
Vaisyas
b)
Sudra
c)
Kshatriya
d)
Brahmins
15.
Buddhism became popular in India because it did not defend
a)
The caste system
b)
Dharma
c)
Life after death
d)
The Hindu gods
16.
Which mountain range was an important natural land feature that helps defend India from outside invaders?
a)
Swiss Alps
b)
Hindu Kush Mountains
c)
Monsoon Mountains
d)
Himalaya Mountains
17.
In Hinduism, the universal spirit or creator is called
a)
Indra
b)
Siva
c)
Brahman
d)
Krishna
18.
Buddhism was founded around 600 B.C. by _________
a)
Siddhartha
b)
Dalai Lama
c)
Sarawati
d)
Lakshmi
19.
Two famous epic stories that Indians today still like to read are the Mahabharata and the
a)
Ramayana
b)
Bhagavad Gita
c)
Panchatantra
d)
Theravada
20.
"Life is full of suffering" is one of the
a)
Ten commandments
b)
Upanishads
c)
Vedic teachings
d)
Four noble truths
21.
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up
a)
your family
b)
wisdom
c)
your home
d)
worldly desires
22.
This system determines a person's job, social group, and marriage.
a)
Arabic-Indian
b)
Caste
c)
Buddhism
d)
None of these
23.
Identify the advancement the people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had in their civilization
a)
electricity
b)
underground sewer system
c)
arched roofs
d)
street signs
24.
Identify the answer that is NOT a mathematical achievement from India
a)
Algorithms
b)
Algebra
c)
Calculus
d)
Zero
25.
teacher
a)
raja
b)
guru
c)
theocracy
d)
nirvana
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