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WorksheetsClassical India
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the creation of roads help the Maurya Empire?
a)
The roads promoted trade.
b)
The roads helped warriors fight
c)
The roads helped move farms
d)
The roads didn't help because potholes formed.
2.
Which statement about the Indus Valley is true?
a)
The people there practiced the Hindu religion.
b)
It is the location of India's oldest civilization
c)
The Aryans left it to live in the mountains
d)
Life there was very difficult.
3.
Which of these is a Hindu belief?
a)
Anyone can achieve nirvana.
b)
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
c)
An individual does not have a soul.
d)
Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
4.
Hindus believe in reincarnation
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which of the following is true about Asoka?
a)
He remained a fierce warrior his entire life.
b)
He became a Buddhist and began helping everyone and spreading the religion.
c)
He conquered all the Mauryans.
d)
He conquered all the Guptas.
6.
Which group of people founded the civilization that replaces Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro around 1400 B.C.E.?
a)
Aryans
b)
Guptas
7.
What language did the Aryans bring to India?
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Arabic
8.
What did the caste system do to the society of ancient India?
a)
Divided it into social classes
b)
brought the people together
9.
What Greek leader eventually invaded classical India?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Pericles
10.
What ruler established the first Indian Empire as a result of foreign invasion of India?
a)
Chandragupta Maurya
b)
Pericles
11.
What dynasty came to power in India in 320 C.E.?
a)
Maruyan
b)
Ashokan
c)
Gupta
12.
What were the FIRST or OLDEST Hindu Scriptures brought by the Aryans?
a)
The Holy Bible
b)
Vedas
13.
What is the force that determines how a person will be reborn?
a)
karma
b)
reincarnation
14.
How would an untouchable move up to a Bramahan in the Hindu caste system?
a)
live a good life and be reborn into it
b)
marry someone in the Bramahan caste
15.
The practice of nonviolence toward all living things is known as __________.
a)
karma
b)
ahimsa
16.
What did Asoka do to spread Buddhism?
a)
sent soldiers out
b)
hired missionaries
c)
gave people money to convert
d)
placed stone pillars around the empire
17.
Why did the Indian Ocean trade occur?
a)
The emperor forced it
b)
People started caravans
c)
Boats were big
d)
Monsoon winds allowed trade
18.
What is Nirvana?
a)
the end of reincarnation for Buddhism
b)
the end of reincarnation for Hinduism
c)
heaven for Confucianists
d)
heaven for Zoroastrianism
19.
What did the Silk Road connect?
a)
China and Korea
b)
China and Japan
c)
China and the western civilizations
d)
China and Mesopotamia
20.
What is an EPIC?
a)
A novel
b)
A religious story with a HERO
c)
A short story
d)
A poem
21.
Which phrase describes India's political institutions?
a)
National and centralized
b)
Regional and diversity
c)
Unified and Federal
d)
Democratic and Theocratic
22.
Which of the following is NOT a Hindu belief?
a)
Vishnu and Shiva
b)
Reincarnation
c)
gurus
d)
Nirvana in one life
23.
What is the relationship of dharma and karma?
a)
If you break your karma, you get bad dharma
b)
If you break your dharma, you get bad karma
c)
If you break your dharma, you will be reincarnated
d)
If you break your karma, you will be reincarnated
24.
The mountains that protected the Indus River Valley from the north are called the...
a)
Khybers
b)
Aryans
c)
Indus
d)
Himalayas
25.
Which is true of the Caste System?
a)
It is a social system deeply connected to Hinduism
b)
It allows people to move from one caste to another
c)
t is still legal in India today
d)
It encourages marriage between castes to help one's Karma
26.
What is a positive effect of India's caste system
a)
it introduced social equality
b)
brought order and stability
c)
stimulated the economy
d)
led to democracy
27.
Which shows the correct order of Ancient India's caste system
a)
Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisyas, Sundras, Untouchables
b)
Kshatriya, Vaisyas, Brahmin, Untouchables, Sundras
c)
Vaisyas, Untouchables, Sundras, Brahmin, Kshatriya
d)
Brahmin, Vaisyas, Sundras, Untouchables, Kshatriya
28.
Buddhists believe that through meditation Siddhartha became enlightened. Afterwards, what did he claim was the cause of suffering?
a)
building idols to honor the gods
b)
not having enough possessions
c)
desire or wanting
d)
believing in the wrong gods
29.
What happened after the Gupta dynasty took control of India?
a)
Hinduism became more popular
b)
Hinduism became less popular
c)
Indians could not practice Buddhism
d)
Indians could no practice Jainism
30.
Which two fields experienced tremendous advancements during India's Gupta Dynasty?
a)
Agriculture and Botany
b)
Buddhism and Hinduism
c)
Mathematics and Botany
d)
Mathematics and medicine
31.
Which statement accurately compares Hinduism and Buddhism?
a)
Both developed over a long period of time and are based on long time traditions
b)
The main goal of each is to establish a strict caste system
c)
the final goal of both is to reach a state of perfect understanding
d)
Main goal of both is to impose a strict set of rules for the people to follow.
32.
This statue represents the founder of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Polythism
33.
What religion is this a symbol for
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Zoroastrianism
34.
Which statement best completes the table?
a)
The cure is worshipping the Buddha
b)
The cure to suffering is the 8 fold path
c)
There is no cure to suffering
d)
The cure to suffering is reincarnation
35.
Which statement supports the illustration of the Hindu god Brahma?
a)
Hindus believe in one form of Brahma
b)
Hindus believe in many forms of one God
c)
Brahma is the protector God of Hinduism
d)
Brahma represents the cycle of reincarnation
36.
Which of the following best completes the shaded area on the diagram?
a)
Strict social class system
b)
Sacred texts include the Vedas
c)
Major religion of India today
d)
Believe in the 4 noble truths
37.
Which statement best describes one of the major reasons for the rejection of Hinduism by Buddha?
a)
He strongly disagreed with the reincarnation
b)
He favored the mixing of Hinduism with other religions
c)
He disagreed with the caste system
d)
He felt that Hinduism had become unsuccessful in it's teachings
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