WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest mountains in the world, they form a natural defense in the north of India.
a)
Ganges
b)
Brahman
c)
Himalaya
d)
Indus
2.
A large area of land that is part of a continent but is separated in some way.
a)
delta
b)
subcontinent
c)
cataract
d)
city-state
3.
Which of these rivers is one of India's main sources of fresh water?
a)
Nile
b)
Ganges
c)
Euphrates
d)
Himalaya
4.
Which of these cities were one of the two major cities of Ancient India?
a)
Catal Huruk
b)
Babylon
c)
Jericho
d)
Harappa
5.
This is a strong wind that blows in one direction in the winter and another in the summer.
a)
monsoon season
b)
monsoon
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
6.
Which of these is one of the good ideas ancient Indians used when they built their cities?
a)
dish washers
b)
paved streets
c)
trains
d)
wells
7.
The people of Mohenjo-Daro eventually left the big city and moved to smaller villages.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The Indo-Europeans who migrated south into India... what were they called?
a)
sanskrit
b)
raja
c)
aryan
d)
caste
9.
The written language of Ancient India.
a)
sanskrit
b)
raja
c)
aryan
d)
caste
10.
The leader of an ancient Indian tribe.
a)
sanskrit
b)
raja
c)
aryan
d)
caste
11.
A social group that someone is born into and can never leave.
a)
sanskrit
b)
raja
c)
aryan
d)
caste
12.
The priests of India; they were at the top of the social class system.
a)
gurus
b)
pariahs
c)
rajas
d)
brahmans
13.
The people of Mohenjo-Daro had "toilets" thousands of years before the rest of the world.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The people at the very bottom of the social class system.
a)
gurus
b)
pariahs
c)
rajas
d)
brahmans
15.
The Indian word for teacher.
a)
guru
b)
pariah
c)
raja
d)
brahman
16.
Teachers in ancient India taught two to three students in small groups for a number of years.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The Aryans' most prized possessions; they used these for their money.
a)
cows
b)
horses
c)
weapons
d)
gold
18.
Why did the Aryans no longer need their weapons when they arrived in India?
a)
there were no groups of people to fight in India
b)
the mountains defended them from outsiders
c)
there were better weapons in India
d)
there were no animals to hunt in India
19.
The Aryans were nomads and hunter/gatherers... but when they migrated to India, they changed into farmers.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The rainy season that happens after the wind changes direction.
a)
monsoon season
b)
monsoon
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
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