WorksheetsChapter 6 - Ancient India Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which statement best describes how Buddhism and Hinduism differ on the concept of nirvana?
Unlike Hindus, Buddhists believe that nirvana can be achieved in our lifetime.
Unlike Hindus, Buddhists believe that there is a higher goal than achieving nirvana.
Unlike Hindus, Buddhists believe that only members of a high caste can achieve nirvana.
Which action was forbidden by India’s caste system?
eating certain foods
moving from one village to another
marrying someone from a different caste
Which factor most contributed to the improvement of trade in India during the period of Gupta rule?
the development of better ships
the construction of a network of roads
the establishment of colleges and universities
Gupta rulers supported the construction of which types of structures in order to improve life in India?
dams and canals
temples and libraries
roads and universities
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
1. All life is suffering.
2. The cause of human suffering is desire and attachment.
3. ?
4. The way to rise above suffering is the Eightfold Path.
Which statement replaces the question mark in this list?
All Suffering Teaches Us Something
The Cure for Suffering is Detachment
The Desire to Escape Suffering is Natural
The rulers of the Gupta Empire built roads throughout the empire to link neighboring cities with one another.
Which of these would most likely have been an argument used to support this project?
India is so distant from other civilizations that good transportation is needed to improve connections to the outside world.
India is vulnerable to attack from a number of different locations, so a system of roads is needed to move the army around quickly.
Indian settlements are so widely separated that a system of roads is needed to improve trade and ensure a sense of unity among the population.
One accomplishment of Aryan control of India was the development of...
a polytheistic religion
a written Sanskrit alphabet
a river valley civilization
Which statement best explains why the Aryans’ settlement in India helped in the creation of a written form of their language?
Once the Aryans had taken control of India, they developed a bureaucracy that needed to keep good records to control the vast territory.
The peoples that the Aryans conquered already had an alphabet that the Aryans adopted for their own language once they had taken control.
By giving up their nomadic lifestyle, the Aryans were able to develop a settled way of life that made it possible to develop their culture further.
Which of these words is the best synonym for the Hindu concept of dharma?
duty
unity
punishment
After converting to Buddhism, Emperor Ashoka established many laws that followed Buddhist principles.
Which statement is an example of the kind of law that Ashoka would have written?
No animals should be killed.
Only prisoners of war may be made into slaves.
Execution may not be used as a punishment for any crime.
Imagine that a Hindu woman who is close to death believes that she will be reincarnated as a cockroach.
What does this woman most likely believe?
The cockroach is the highest being.
She did not live a very good life.
She should repent her sins before dying.
Buddhism is based on the life and teachings of...
an Indian warrior who conquered all of India
a Hindu prince who searched for enlightenment
a Tibetan monk who spread Indian religion to China
Which statement best explains a central difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism is based on the life and teachings of a central figure.
Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism is based on a belief in the afterlife.
Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism teaches people how to live a good life.
Which feature of Indian society is based on ideas found in the Bhagavad Gita?
the popularity of fasting
the dominance of Hinduism
the existence of a caste system
Which is the best explanation for why Hindus are forbidden to eat beef and why many Hindus are vegetarians?
Hindus believe that the god Vishnu sometimes appears as a cow and other animals. In Hinduism, beef is forbidden because one of Vishnu’s avatars was a cow.
Hindus believe that cows are sacred animals and that all living things are part of the Brahma.
Hindus believe that cows are unclean and should only be eaten by the lower castes.
The Indian caste system originated with...
Eurasian invaders
Buddhist missionaries
Middle Eastern traders
Which factor contributed most to the spread of the mathematical system developed in India during the Gupta Empire?
the travels of foreign merchants
the construction of universities
the spread of Buddhism by missionaries
Which statement best explains why India’s winter monsoon winds are dry and cool?
The Indian Ocean adds hot air that warms the winter monsoon winds.
The winter monsoon winds blow in from Central Asia, where there is little rain.
The Himalayas block both the rain and cold air carried by the winter monsoon winds.
Which geographic occurrence led to the creation of the Himalayan Mountains?
the eruption of volcanoes
mud flows from monsoons
the movement of continental plates
Why might ancient cultures have been more likely to settle in northern India than southern India?
Northern India contained two major rivers.
The mountains prevented rain from reaching the southern portion of India.
Northern India provided better access to the sea.
