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Ancient India

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Indian empire began

a)

near the Pacific Ocean

b)

in the Ganges River valley

c)

in the Indus River valley

d)

on the Himalayas

2.

What are possible reasons for the decline of the Harrappan civilization?

a)

Aliens

b)

Floods or droughts

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Widespread sickness

3.

Siddhartha Gautama sat under a tree and meditated for how long?

a)

49 years

b)

49 days

c)

1 month

d)

too long

4.

What are some of the achievements of the Gupta Empire?

a)

The 12 month calendar

b)

Astronomy

c)

Epic poems

d)

Paintings

e)

Algorithms

5.

What did the Buddha believe was the key to end suffering?

a)

Being nice to people

b)

Traveling and teaching

c)

Obtaining wealth

d)

Giving up your desires

6.

A prince or ruler of India was called:

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Raja

c)

Ms. McMillan

d)

King

7.

A monsoon

a)

is seasonal wind

b)

is a type of French snack

c)

can bring drought

d)

can bring heavy rains

e)

is a type of cow

8.

Another name for a god or goddess is

a)

raja

b)

deity

c)

Brahma

d)

Buddha

9.

The Buddha was

a)

a teacher

b)

a god

c)

a cow

d)

a hero

10.

A long poem of literature about a hero is called

a)

a superhero movie

b)

an epic

c)

a book

d)

a ballad

11.

Chandragupta Maurya's well organized government had:

a)

a postal system

b)

paved roadways

c)

free doctor care

d)

taxes for projects

12.

How did Asoka's empire end?

a)

Rulers after him were not good leaders

b)

Floods wiped out the empire

c)

Aliens invaded India

d)

People stopped trading with each other

13.

What was a Bhramin?

a)

A priest

b)

A street cleaner

c)

A scholar

d)

A warrior

14.

Select the answers that relate to a Sudra

a)

They were servants

b)

They were street cleaners

c)

They would fan the Kshatryias

d)

They would preform manual labor

e)

They could go to school

15.

Select all that are true about Untouchables

a)

They were not apart of the Caste System

b)

They were street cleaners

c)

They had to live separate from everyone

d)

They had to work at night so no one saw them

e)

They were the richest caste

16.

Select all that is true about the Kshatriyas

a)

They were the richest caste

b)

They were warriors

c)

They were kings

d)

They had power over the Brahmins

e)

They had power over the Viashyas

17.

Select all that is true about the Vaishyas

a)

They were farmers

b)

They were merchants

c)

They were skilled and made things

d)

They had power over the Kshatriyas

18.

Karma

a)

follows you through reincarnation

b)

is your good and bad thoughts/actions

c)

is the name of a Beyoncé song

d)

is taken seriously in Hinduism

19.

The oldest texts of Hinduism are called:

a)

The Holy Bible

b)

The Four Vedas

c)

The Torah

d)

Epics

20.

Why did people in India start switching from Hinduism to Buddhism?

a)

Buddhism was easier: no gods to please

b)

The teacher, Sid, was a really cool guy

c)

People wanted to believe in more gods

d)

There was no Caste system in Buddhism

21.

According to the Buddha, to become Enlightened, you must

a)

Believe the Four Noble Truths

b)

Give up chocolate

c)

Give up Fortnite

d)

Follow the Eightfold Path

e)

Mediate for a SUPER long time

22.

The tallest mountain in the Himalayas

a)

is also the tallest in the world

b)

is Mount Everest

c)

is very dangerous to climb

d)

separates China from India

23.

An import is

a)

a product brought into a country

b)

a photograph

c)

a product sent out of a country

d)

an object of importance

24.

Cotton was a surplus crop and so the Gupta Empire did this with it.

a)

Imported it

b)

Exported it

c)

Burned it

d)

Ate it