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Ancient India

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is ahimsa?

a)

A godess

b)

Nonviolence

c)

A god

d)

all of the above

2.

What is a caste?

a)

leader of Buddhism

b)

strong winds

c)

something you put on a broken arm

d)

a social class with special work and duties

3.

what is the definition of meditate?

a)

to think deeply about sacred things

b)

strong seasonal winds

c)

folding your hands

d)

dancing

4.

What is a citadel

a)

a tent

b)

a camp

c)

a fortress

d)

a mom

5.

what is dharma?

a)

a large land mass

b)

religious and moral duties of a person

c)

rebirth of the soul

d)

the way Indians say daddy

6.

What is a monsoon?

a)

strong seasonal winds

b)

a person of a tribe

c)

a class system

d)

peace

7.

what is a missionary

a)

A missionary

b)

a school

c)

a church

d)

someone who spreads their religious beliefs to others

8.

What is Nirvana?

a)

Lasting peace Buddhist seek

b)

Heaven

c)

Founder of India

d)

Founder of Hinduism

9.

What is reincarnation?

a)

money

b)

a cat that lives forever

c)

rebirth of the soul

d)

a dead peron

10.

what is a subcontinent

a)

rebirth of the soul

b)

a large land mass that juts out from a continent

c)

Mohenjo-Daro

d)

Asoka

11.

what is the definition of migrate?

a)

to move or relocate

b)

Warriors

c)

To leave a ocean

d)

pay debt

12.

what is one way hinduism differs from other major religions?

a)

Believes in kassy😂

b)

has many gods and godessess

c)

has no single founder

d)

Believes in one god

13.

India's mountains and surrounding water influenced India by limiting contact between....

a)

ocean and India

b)

India and the rest of the world

c)

America and India ONLY

d)

Mexico and India ONLY

14.

when Aryan and Indian cultures blended what religion started?

a)

judaism

b)

christianity

c)

buddhism

d)

Hindu

15.

The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to carry moisture that provides.....

a)

rain/water

b)

fish

c)

meat

d)

hurricanes

16.

according to the Hindu belief of reincarnation faithful followers of Hinduism will be rewarded in...

a)

a spirit animal

b)

a dog as a pet

c)

a lower class

d)

the next life

17.

Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because the streets were organized in a....

a)

on a rock

b)

a high platform

c)

square grid

d)

next to a tree

18.

Buddha taught that the cure for human suffering was to do what?

a)

to eat ALOT of food

b)

to give up selfish desires

c)

To NEVER eat again

d)

to play football

19.

Asoka is considered one of India's greatest leaders because he was a kind ruler who thought of his people as his...

a)

his children

b)

his pets

c)

his servents

d)

his chefs

20.

like the Egyptian Pharaohs, the Indian emperor Chandragupta believed in

a)

letting his people do what they want

b)

selflessniss

c)

selfishness

d)

absolute power