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India Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This caste includes leaders and warriors
a)
Brahmins
b)
Sudra
c)
Viasya
d)
Kshatriyas
2.
Most important language of Ancient India
a)
Sanskrit 
b)
Ayrans
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
3.
The Aryans were the dominate group in ancient India?
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Large landmass smaller than a continent?
a)
Himalayas 
b)
Indus and Ganges
c)
Subcontinet
d)
Continent
5.
In Buddhism, the state of perfect peace
a)
Nirvana
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Karma
d)
Veda
6.
The division of Indian society into groups based on birth and occupation
a)
Caste System
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Nirvana
7.
A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India around the 500's B.C
a)
Hinduism
b)
Ayrans
c)
Karma
d)
Buddhism 
8.
a Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body
a)
karma
b)
reincarnation
c)
Nirvana
d)
Buddhism
9.
In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
a)
Nirvana
b)
Karma
c)
Sanskrit
d)
None of the above
10.
How did monsoons help the Indian people?
a)
They brought rain for crops
b)
They allowed them to communicate with their gods
c)
They helped people herd animals 
d)
They helped them prepare for war
11.
What were Harappa and Mohenjo Daro?
a)
Hindu gods
b)
ancient cities
c)
Lakes
d)
Ashoka's empire
12.
What do scholars think caused the decline of the Indus River valley civilizations?
a)
Exhausted soil
b)
lack of forest 
c)
severe flooding
d)
all the above
13.
What are the Vedas?
a)
a plateau
b)
subcontinent
c)
a sacred text/ holy book
d)
musical instruments
14.
People in the Indus River valley traded with who?
a)
Greeks
b)
Mesopotamians
c)
Chinese
d)
North Americans
15.
The Aryans and Mesopotamians are similar because they both had military skills and built chariots
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The Ayrans established the caste system in India
a)
True
b)
False
17.
In the caste system, the priests were
a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Sudras
18.
In the caste system, the skilled traders and merchants were
a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Untouchables
19.
The outcasts were the untouchables?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
In the caste system, the unskilled workers and servants
a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Sudras
21.
Two of the most important geographic features in India, providing water sources and creating fertile land.
a)
Himalayan mountains
b)
Indus and Ganges rivers
c)
Subcontinent
d)
Nirvana
22.
Planet's tallest mountain range
a)
Himalayans
b)
Subcontinet
c)
Indus and Ganges
d)
Karma
23.
Which statement is true about the Hindu caste system 
a)
Castes are allowed to marry into other castes
b)
Caste members may only work in certain jobs
c)
The caste system doesn't have to be followed and you can pick which one you want to be in
d)
The lower the caste the closer to the gods they are
24.
Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism
a)
True
b)
False
25.

The Hindu god known as "the creator"

a)

Karma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Brahma

26.

All of the following statements are true about Siddhartha Gautama except?

a)

He was born a prince

b)

He lived in a palace away from sickness and death

c)

He became a Hindu god

d)

He left royal life to live as a holy man once he saw suffering

27.

All of the following are achievements of the ancient Indian civilizations except

a)

They had planned cities with wide streets

b)

They had dentistry and medicine

c)

They had plumbing and sewage systems

d)

They had guns and gunpowder

28.

Why is India referred to as a subcontinent?

a)

It is connected by a narrow stretch of land

b)

It is a large land mass that is a distinct part of a continent

c)

Its wealth patterns are very different

d)

It is not as large as other continents

29.

The caste system in India was characterized by what?

a)

toleration for various religious beliefs

b)

equality between men and women

c)

lack of social mobility

d)

the right of people to choose their occupations

30.

How did the invasion of the Aryans change the Indus River Valley?

a)

Equality spread in society

b)

People started to marry outside of their caste

c)

the caste system formed

d)

Trading with other civilizations began

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