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WorksheetsAncient India SOCIETY AND RELIGIONS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
8. Nomadic people, the ____, entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.
a)
A. Brahmins
b)
B. Aryans
c)
C. Sudras
d)
D. Vaisyas
2.
9. SPI 6.29 The written language developed in India by the Aryans.
a)
A. caste
b)
B. sanskrit
c)
C. reincarnation.
d)
D. dharma
3.
10. The caste system was first put in place in India thousands of years ago. Which of the following describes the caste system?
a)
A. It is a system that treats certain people inferior to others
b)
B. You cannot be removed from your caste, no matter what you do
c)
C. Your children will be in the same caste that you are
d)
D. All of the above are true
4.
11. Which social group is above all the others?
a)
A. Sudras
b)
B. Vaisyas
c)
C. Kshatriyas
d)
D. Brahmins
5.
12. Imagine you were born a Sudra and you lived a very bad life full of lies, stealing, and cheating. Which of the following could you be reincarnated as?
a)
A. Kshatriya
b)
B. Vaisya
c)
C. Brahmin
d)
D. Pariah
6.
13. Followers of Hinduism believe in one, overarching force. What is the name of this force?
a)
A. Vishnu
b)
B. Monism
c)
C. Buddha
d)
D. Brahman
7.
14. What best describes karma?
a)
A. The force that decides your next life, based on the actions of your present life
b)
B. The idea that all things are “one.”
c)
C. All of the duties and responsibilities that you need to do in your life
d)
D. The belief that if you do bad things, you will be rewarded with good things
8.
15. Hindus and Buddhists believe strongly in reincarnation. What is this?
a)
A. A belief that one’s soul will be reborn into something else upon that persons death
b)
B. A belief that one can live whatever they want without being affected
c)
C. A belief that there is no afterlife
d)
D. A belief that there is no God
9.
16. What did Siddhartha Gautama say was the cause of all human suffering?
a)
A. Desires
b)
B. Food
c)
C. Needs
d)
D. Hatred
10.
17. Buddhism became popular in part because it did not defend
a)
A. dharma.
b)
B. the caste system.
c)
C. the Hindu gods.
d)
D. life after death.
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