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Ancient India

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Nile & Blue Nile
c)
Indus & Ganges
d)
Huang He & Yangtze
2.

What are the seasonal winds that blow cold, dry air in the winter and bring pouring rains in the summer?

a)

Monsoons

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Typhoons

d)

Earthquakes

3.

Which word best describes a large land mass that juts out of a continent?

a)

country

b)

subcontinent

c)

state

d)

region

4.
Where did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● China
● India
a)
in river valleys
b)
in the mountian range
c)
in the coastal region 
d)
in the rain forest region
5.
The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?
a)
Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.
b)
Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe
c)
Helped build relationships with the government and military.
d)
Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.
6.

Both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were well-planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus Valley?

a)

They all wanted the cities to be identical.

b)

They had difficulity completing tasks.

c)

They were intelligent and talented architects.

d)

They knew how to deal with monsoons.

7.

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

a)

cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

Hindi

8.
Two major religions that developed in India are
a)
Buddhism and Hinduism
b)
Hinduism and Judaism
c)
Judaism and Polytheism
d)
Monotheism and Polytheism 
9.

The main religion of India

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

10.

What group conquered India in 1500 B.C. and set up the caste system?

a)

Mongols

b)

Hindus

c)

Aryans

d)

British

11.

Who were the Aryans?

a)

People from Arya

b)

Priests

c)

nomads, warriors, and cattle herders

d)

Gods

12.
What is the Vedas?
a)
Indra
b)
A plateau
c)
subcontinent
d)
An ancient text
13.
What was Harappa?
a)
A city
b)
A state
c)
An empire
d)
A lake
14.
What was Mohenjo-Daro?
a)
A monument
b)
A lake
c)
A royal person
d)
A city
15.

Which one of these developments can you credit to the people of Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

Development of the first well developed writing system

b)

First pyramid

c)

Advanced drainage system

d)

None of the above

16.

What do Hindus believe is the all-powerful spirit or force in the universe?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Brahman

c)

Broccoli

17.
The highest caste in the caste system are the _____________.  They include the priests and the teachers.
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Brahmin
c)
Sudras
d)
Untouchables
18.
The lowest of the caste system isn't considered a part of the caste.  They are garbage collectors, sweep the streets, and slaughter animals for their leather.  They are the _____________________.
a)
Brahmin
b)
Sudras
c)
Untouchables
d)
Vaisyas
19.
Which statement is true of the Hindu caste system:
a)
Castes are allowed to marry into other castes.
b)
Caste members may only work in certain occupations.
c)
The caste classes don't have to be followed and you can pick which one you want to be in.
d)
The lower the caste, the closer to Brahman they are.
20.
____________ is the creator.
a)
Brahma
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
21.
Hindus believe in__________.
a)
Reincarnation
b)
One god
c)
Violence
d)
Hatred
22.
What practice do Hindus use to quiet the mind and connect to their god?
a)
maya
b)
reincarnation
c)
Brahman
d)
yoga
23.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
24.
Hindus believe that after they die, their souls are reincarnated into another form.
a)
True
b)
False
25.

This Hindu god is the destroyer.

a)

Shiva

b)

Vishnu

c)

Brahma

d)

Rama

26.

What is the goal of Buddhism?

a)

To reach nirvana

b)

Fly across the world

c)

Read the tripitaka

d)

Read the mahayana

27.

What does Buddha mean?

a)

Suffering

b)

Life of Moderation

c)

Enlightened One

d)

An awakening to the truth

28.

According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to make Prince Siddhartha Gautama walk away from the comforts of princely life?

a)

Siddhartha's father wanted him to be a great religious leader so he encouraged him to leave.

b)

Siddhartha left the palace and saw all the joy in the world. He wanted to be a part of it.

c)

His father kicked him out and said he no longer wanted Siddhartha to be king someday.

d)

At age 29, he saw the pain and suffering of the world and was shocked. He left his comfortable life in search of a greater truth.

29.

Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?

a)

China. Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.

b)

India. Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East

c)

China. Spread to the rest of Asia

d)

India. Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea

30.

What is another name for the Middle Way that Buddhists follow?

a)

Eight Fold Path

b)

Four Noble Truths

c)

Five Precepts

d)

3 Marks of Existence

31.
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
a)
warrior
b)
priests
c)
farmers
d)
merchants
32.

Nirvana is...

a)

a state of perfect happiness and peace

b)

the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

c)

the consequences of how a person lives

d)

divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

33.

Karma is...

a)

a state of perfect happiness and peace

b)

the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

c)

the consequences of how a person lives

d)

divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

34.

Dharma is...

a)

a state of perfect happiness and peace

b)

the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

c)

the consequences of how a person lives

d)

divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

35.

How did Hinduism originate?

a)

It came from Shintoism.

b)

It developed from Buddhism.

c)

It developed from the Aryan's faith and became mixed with Indian beliefs.

d)

It came from Judaism.

36.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Buddha or Enlightened One

b)

The Brahman

c)

Ramayana

d)

Mahabharata the Wise One

37.

Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?

a)

your job

b)

all your money

c)

all your selfish desires

d)

your family

38.
The collection of Aryan religious works that include poems, hymns, and rituals are called 
a)
the Vedas
b)
the Varnas
c)
Book of the Dead
39.
People that travel around to teach and spread their religious beliefs are called
a)
Jains
b)
missionaries
c)
Vedas
d)
Sudras
40.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
41.

Ancient Hindus developed this practice of focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas.

a)

Meditation

b)

Mediation

c)

Mentioning

d)

Medical

42.

What is to move from one place to another?

a)

migrate

b)

move

c)

nomad

d)

diaspora

43.

What is the Buddha's real name?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Moksha

44.

What is the Caste system?

a)

The Indian system of social classes

b)

The actors in a movie

c)

People with broken arms

d)

Unknown

45.

The Indian subcontinent bordered which two bodies of water?

a)

Ganges & Indus Rivers

b)

Tigres & Euphrates Rivers

c)

Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

46.
The country of India is found on which continent? 
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
47.
What was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste?
a)
Become a skilled warrior or buy land
b)
Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste
c)
Marry someone in a higher caste
d)
Provide money and sacrifices to the priests
48.
What determined what caste a person belonged to?
a)
They were born into whatever caste their parents belonged to.
b)
At age 12, children were tested over skills and knowledge to see where their achievement placed them.
c)
The priests assigned the caste when a child reached adulthood.
d)
Everyone began life as a Dalit, but moved up if they pleased the gods.
49.
Which of the following could people do only within their caste?
a)
marry.
b)
eat with.
c)
be friends with.
d)
all of the above.
50.

Identify the two mountain ranges that isolate India.

a)

Himalayas and Hindu Kush

b)

Adirondacks and Andes

c)

Rockies and Ranier

51.

Hindus believe that there are many paths to the truth.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Which of the following did not have natural geographic barriers to protect them from invaders?

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

Mesopotamia

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