WorksheetsAncient India - Lessons 1 and 2 (Geography and Hinduism)
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 3hrs 17mins
What two seasons does India have?
Rainy season
Summer
Flooding season
Monsoon season
Dry season
What is a subcontinent?
A small landmass that is larger than a continent
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
A continent within another continent
A large landmass that is larger than a continent
The subcontinent of India, which is commonly referred to as South Asia, includes which of these countries?
Present-day Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Most of Pakistan
India used to be part of where before it moved and smashed into Eurasia over hundreds of millions of years?
Pangaea
Eurasia
A supercontinent
South America
What is the boundary at which India HIT EURASIA AND FORMED MOUNTAINS?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Which mountain ranges block off India to most of Asia (although there are passes)?
Hindu Kush
Mount Everests
Himalayas
Andes Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Where is Hindu Kush relative to India?
Northwest
Northeast
North
West
Where are the Himalayas relative to India?
North
South
East
West
Which of these are two rivers in India?
Ganges River
Nile River
Yangtze River
Indus River
Yenisei River
What is the river that ran parallel to the Indus river that dried up, most likely due to an earthquake?
Indus River
Saraswati River
Ganges River
Nile River
Which of these bodies of water surrounded India, enabling easy trade with other places such as Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Bay of Bengal
Nile River
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Andaman Sea
What is west of the Himalayas?
Vast deserts
Something
Vast seas and oceans
Ancient China
The tall mountains north of India such as the Himalayas block cold, northern winds from reaching India. As a result, the climate is...
Warmer
Cooler
The same
What are monsoons?
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
Daily wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
Seasonal wind patterns that cause many seasons
Wind that blows in from different places and changes the weather
What did the Indus River leave behind when it flooded, creating an ideal landscape for settlers?
Ice cream
Water
Dirt
Silt
What monsoon winds blow in from the Indian Ocean in summer bringing heavy rains and floods?
Wet monsoon winds
Dry monsoon winds
Rainy monsoon winds
Flood monsoon winds
What monsoon winds blow in from the mountains in winter creating warm, dry winters?
Wet monsoon winds
Dry monsoon winds
Winter monsoon winds
Cold monsoon winds
Another name for the Indus Valley Civilization is...
the Harappan civilization
the Aryan civilization
the Valley civilization
the Indian civilization
Which of these are among the two biggest cities in the Harappan Civilization?
Harappa
Taxila
Agra
Delhi
Mohenjo Daro
Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were...
Well-planned
Boring
Small
Poorly-planned
Which of these words best describes the Harappan civilization?
Behind
Advanced
Boring
Lucky
Why don't we know much about the Harappan civilization?
The Harappans do not want us to know about them.
The Harappan civilization, and all of its artifacts, got destroyed in a flood.
Scholars have not been able to read their language.
The Harappan civilization disappeared.
Who were the Aryans?
Invaders!!!
People who migrated into India from around the Caspian Sea in central Asia
People who migrated into India from around the Red Sea in central Asia
The original people in India
What were the Vedas?
Religious writings that included poems, hymns, myths, and rituals; these texts helped us learn about the Aryans
Government writings that included accounting, audits, records, and trade records; these texts helped us learn about merchants
Entertainment writings that included poems, epics, and stories; these texts helped us learn about the Aryans
Newspapers that included the latest events; these helped us learn about the Aryans
Who is a raja?
A leader who ruled a village and the land around it in the Harappan political system
A leader who ruled during the Mauryan Empire as a district governor
A leader who ruled only a village in the Aryan political system
A leader who ruled a village and the land around it in the Aryan political system
True or False: Rajas fought with each other sometimes, and other times they joined forces against another enemy
True
False
Define Sanskrit.
The most important language of ancient India
The least important language of ancient India
The most important language of the Indus River Valley
The least important language of the Harappan civilization
Which of these were among the Varnas (social divisions in Aryan society)?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
Vedas
Why were Brahmins seen as the highest Varna?
They performed rituals for the gods.
They gave everyone money.
They taught everyone important things.
They were government leaders.
What was the caste system?
A system that divided Indian society into groups based on how good a person was
A system that divided Indian society into groups based on a person's wealth, wealth, or occupation
A system that divided Indian society based on how the gods judged them
A system of castes
True or False: Over time, individual castes gained or lost favor in society as caste members gained wealth or power. On rare occasions, people could change caste.
True
False
True or False: Early in the Aryan period, women had most of the same rights as men. Over time, however, laws were passed to limit these rights.
True
False
Who were the untouchables?
People who did not belong to any caste
People who could not be touched
People who did not want to be touched
People who did not belong to the government
True or False: To keep their classes distinct, the Aryans developed sutras, or guides, which listed all the rules for the caste system.
True
False
Which of these are the major beliefs of Hinduism?
A universal spirit called Brahman created the universe and everything in it. Everything in the world is just a part of Brahman.
Every person has a soul or atman that will eventually join with Brahman.
People’s souls are reincarnated many times before they can join with Brahman.
A person’s karma affects how he or she will be reincarnated.
The Brahman is not part of the world.
How was Hinduism developed?
When the Vedas, Upanishads, and other Vedic texts blended with ideas from Persia and other kingdoms in central Asia
When the Vedic texts blended with ideas from Persia and other kingdoms in central Asia
When Harappan ideas blended with ideas from other cultures
When the Vedas, Upanishads, and other Vedic texts were combined
What are the three main gods of Hinduism?
Brahma the Creator
Siva the Destroyer
Vishnu the Preserver
Christ the Savior
Krishna the Protector
What is reincarnation?
The process of rebirth
The process of being sent to prison
The process of renewal
The process of rejoining
What is karma?
The effects that good or bad actions will have on a person's soul
The effects actions will have on a society's people
The effects actions will have on how the gods favor a person
A person's fortune
What is dharma?
A set of spiritual duties one has to fulfill
A way to keep people in their castes
A set of normal duties one has to fulfill everyday
A way to live a healthy life
What is Jainism?
A religion based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira that taught four basic principles
A religion that taught three basic principles
A religion based on the teachings of a man named Chandragupta that taught four basic principles
A religion that taught five basic principles
What is Sikhism?
A religion that blends Hinduism with Islam and other religions
A religion that blends Hinduism with the Egyptian religion
A religion that blends Hinduism with Persian thought
A religion that blends Brahmanism with Hinduism
Which of these are two mountain passes?
Bolan pass
Khyber pass
Mountain pass
Aryan pass
Indus pass
After the Aryans migrated into India, ancient India spread into the...
Ganges River Valley
Indus River Valley
Deccan Plateau
Himalaya Mountains
