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Ancient Indian Review Game

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ is an ancient Indian shrine or place of worship!

a)

nirvana

b)

stupa

c)

synagogue

d)

church

2.

What group of people were at the lowest level of ancient Indian society?

a)

Untouchables

b)

Brahmans

c)

Sudras

d)

Vaisyas

3.

Which religion has the following characteristics:

-Follow your dharma or personal duty

-Create good karma

-Reincarnation

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism / Brahmanism

4.

Which religion has the following characteristics:

-Know The Four Noble Truths

-Reach Nirvana or a state of perfect peace and happiness

-Follow The Eightfold Path

-Did not place importance on the caste system/varna system

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism / Brahmanism

5.

What varna of the caste system was for the priests?

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Sudras

c)

Brahmin

d)

Vaisyas

6.

This is the ancient Indian word for preforming your personal duty to your caste ___________________.

a)

karma

b)

untouchables

c)

nirvana

d)

dharma

7.

A section of the Indian epic, Mahabharata, is the _____________________.

a)

Vedas

b)

Bhagavad Gita

c)

Ashoka

d)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

8.

What language were the ancient Indian epic poems written in?

a)

cursive

b)

Arabic

c)

Pig Latin

d)

Sanskrit

9.

Which of the following is not an example of Indian literature?

a)

Mahabharata

b)

Book of the Dead

c)

Bhagavad Gita

d)

Ramayana

10.

What is the ancient Indian social structure whose members were restricted in the jobs they could take and their assoication with members of other groups?

a)

caste system

b)

gaming system

c)

social media

d)

hierarchy

11.

Who was the 3rd ruler of the Mauryan Empire who became a peaceful ruler after converting to Buddhism? He also built hospitals for people/animals.

a)

King Tut

b)

Chandra Gupta

c)

Asoka

d)

Brahman

12.

_________________ is the force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives?

a)

Dharma

b)

Nirvana

c)

Moksha

d)

Karma

13.

What mountain range serves as a natural, protective barrier for India and has the largest mountain in the world within?

a)

Appalachian Mt.

b)

Caucasus Mt.

c)

Himalaya Mt.

d)

Rocky Mt.

14.

Which Indian river was the craddle of civilization within ancient India?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Indus River

15.

Who was the 1st ruler of the Mauryan Empire and known for having a well-run government and postal service?

a)

Siddhartha

b)

Asoka

c)

Chandra Gupta

d)

Gandhi