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Ancient India and SE Asia Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

a)

to escape the Aryans

b)

farming, transportation, trade

c)

to see beautiful mountains

d)

the Brahman told them to

2.
What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Nile & Blue Nile
c)
Indus & Ganges
d)
Huang He & Yangtze
3.

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

a)

Monsoons

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Typhoons

d)

Earthquakes

4.
What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?
a)
cuneiform
b)
Sanskrit
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Hindi
5.
Why did the Indians choose not to challenge the caste system?
a)
It was part of their religious beliefs.
b)
It was part of their economic system.
c)
They were afraid of punishment in this life.
d)
They liked the social class they were born into.
6.

Reincarnation 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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Buddhists follow the guidance of which two sets of rules?

a)

Torah & the Bible

b)

The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

c)

Book of the Living & Book of the Dead

d)

Mahabharata and the Ramayana

10.

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.

11.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

The Brahman

c)

Ramayana

d)

Mahabharata the Wise One

12.
Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?
a)
your job
b)
all your money
c)
all your worldly desires
d)
your family
13.
Buddhists follow the guidance of which set of rules?
a)
Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
b)
Ten Commandments
c)
Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
d)
 Torah & the Bible
14.
What did King Ashoka help spread by building roads, hospitals, and shrines?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
15.
What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?
a)
Indus River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Gobi Desert
16.
What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system?
a)
Brahmans
b)
Vaisyas
c)
Untouchables
d)
Sudras
17.

What geographic feature would have most likely hindered the expansion of the Guptas into what is modern-day China?

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Thar Desert

c)

Deccan Plateau

d)

Bay of Bengal

18.

Which concept is illustrated in the diagram?

a)

manorialism

b)

caste

c)

apartheid

d)

Ecomienda

19.

large landmass that juts out from a continent

a)

peninsula

b)

subcontinent

c)

moksha

d)

karma

20.
Considered India's holiest river. 
a)
Ganges River
b)
Nile River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Mississippi River
21.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
22.
The goal of Buddhists is Nirvana.  Nirvana is
a)
Becoming enlightened
b)
A life of moderation
c)
A state of no more suffering
23.
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Shar'ia Law
c)
The Four Noble Truths
d)
The Five Noble Truths
24.
1. What is the Buddha's real name? 
a)
Gangas Khan 
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddartha Guatama 
d)
Finn
25.
What country is being featured? 
a)
South Korea
b)
North Korea
c)
Japan 
d)
China
26.
What country is shown here? 
a)
Japan
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
China
27.
What country is shown here?
a)
Indian
b)
Vietnam
c)
Japan
d)
China
28.
What physical feature is shown here? 
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
Himalayan mountains
c)
Taklimakan Desert
d)
Yangtze River
29.
What river is featured in red here?
a)
Yangtze River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Huang He River
d)
Indus River 
30.
What physical feature lies north of the Himalayas and west of the Gobi Desert? 
a)
Sea of Japan
b)
Korean Peninsula
c)
Taiwan
d)
Taklimakan desert
31.
What country is shown here? 
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Nepal
d)
Japan
32.
What physical feature is shown here?
a)
Gobi desert
b)
Korean Peninsula
c)
South China Sea
d)
Himalayas 
33.
What body of water separates China from the Korean Peninsula?
a)
Sea of Japan
b)
South China Sea
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Yellow Sea
34.
Rainy monsoons mainly occur during which season?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
35.
Which letter identifies the Indian Ocean?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
What two countries make up the Korean Peninsula?
a)
South Korea & North Korea
b)
China & North Korea
c)
Japan & South Korea
d)
Vietnam & Laos

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