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Ancient India

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of India’s earliest civilization

a)

Harrapan

b)

Hindu

c)

New Delhi

d)

Nepal

2.

The river where India’s first civilization developed

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

3.

The Aryan religious writings that formed a basis for Hinduism

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

Vedas

d)

Analects

4.

the holy place for Hindus

a)

Ganges

b)

New Delhi

c)

Mecca

d)

Himalayas

5.

the ancient language of India

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Vedas

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Cuneiform

6.

migrated to India from Central Asia

a)

Hindus

b)

Han

c)

Ayrans

d)

Persians

7.

the largest religion in Indian society

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

d)

Sikhism

8.

divided Indian society in to social groups

a)

Buddhism

b)

Princes

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Caste System

9.

the process of rebirth

a)

reincarnation

b)

nirvana

c)

karma

d)

meditation

10.

focusing the mind on spiritual ideas

a)

reincarnation

b)

nirvana

c)

karma

d)

meditation

11.

the effect that a person’s actions have on the soul

a)

reincarnation

b)

nirvana

c)

karma

d)

meditation

12.

a state of perfect peace

a)

reincarnation

b)

nirvana

c)

meditation

d)

karma

13.

the prince who traveled through India and questioned the meaning of life

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Aladdin

c)

Lao Tzu

d)

Hammurabi

14.

means “the enlightened one”

a)

Untouchable

b)

Brahma

c)

Buddha

d)

Dharma

15.

people who work to spread their religious beliefs

a)

Monks

b)

Missionaries

c)

Priests

d)

Soldiers

16.

was the lowest division of the caste system

a)

Brahman

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Untouchables

d)

Merchants