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WorksheetsChapter 9 Review: Ancient India
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
In India’s leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.
ama
guru
raja
suttee
The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as
flutes
guitars
pianos
violins
This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great.
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Hari Krishna
Vishnu
Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support
the jati social system
dharma
the Hindu gods
life after death
Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Krishna
Lakshmi
Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
ahimsa
British colonial rule
jati social system
the Eightfold Path
Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Judaism
Many Indian marriages even today are
arranged
freely made by the husband and wife
worshipped
between men and women living long distances apart
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
dharma
karma
reincarnation
reunification
According to the diagram, which group includes warriors and rulers?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
According to the diagram, the Vaisyas are
common people
priests
unskilled laborers
untouchables
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote
ahimsa
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?
Arabian
Bengal
Ganges
Indian
The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of
brick
grass
stone
wood
Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?
Aryans
Brahmins
Sudras
Vaisyas
Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?
Ayanism
Brahmanism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?
the Dalai Lama
Lakshmi
Sarawati
Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up
all desires
the Four Noble Truths
the Eightfold Path
suffering
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
Aryabhata
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Kalidasa
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
subcontinent
monsoon
raja
language family
seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
subcontinent
monsoon
raja
language family
a group of similar languages
subcontinent
monsoon
raja
language family
an Indian prince
raja
Sanskrit
Vedas
language family
the first written language of India
raja
Sanskrit
Vedas
language family
ancient sacred writings of India
raja
Sanskrit
Vedas
language family
a teacher
guru
reincarnation
karma
dharma
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
guru
reincarnation
karma
dharma
a person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society
guru
reincarnation
karma
dharma
the rebirth of the soul
guru
reincarnation
karma
dharma
a major religion that developed in ancient India
Hinduism
Brahman
karma
dharma
the universal spirit worshiped by Hindus
Hinduism
Brahman
karma
dharma
a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha
Buddhism
nirvana
Jainism
Bhagavad Gita
a religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things.
Buddhism
nirvana
Jainism
Bhagavad Gita
a section of the Indian epic the Mahabharata
Buddhism
nirvana
Jainism
Bhagavad Gita
a Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped
pilgrim
stupa
nirvana
guru
a person who travels to holy sites
pilgrim
stupa
nirvana
guru
a state of perfect happiness and peace
dharma
stupa
nirvana
karma
