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Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 31mins
The mountain range to the north, in India, is the .....
Mt Everest Range.
Rockies.
Himalayas.
Alps.
Mohenjo-Daro was an Ancient India civilisation that had...
a Coffee Club.
an advanced plumbing system.
Primary school.
electricity.
80% of the people who live in India today , practice this religion.
Judaism.
Christianity.
Islam.
Hinduism.
Two large ancient cities formed along this.
Ganges River.
Indian Ocean.
Indus River.
India River.
The language introduced by the Aryans is...
hieroglyphics.
Cuneiform
Chinese.
Sanskrit.
Identify the correct fact about monsoon winds.
They sometimes blow only in the spring.
They happen every year.
They always bring disaster to farmers.
They have no effect on daily life in India.
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of . . .
Africa.
Europe.
Asia.
South America.
Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems and prayers are called . . .
Stupas
Guru
Buddha
Vedas
What is a subcontinent?
A landmass.
An ocean.
A mountain range.
A country.
India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called ...
Monsoons.
Trade Winds.
North winds.
Typhoons.
India is ...
an island.
a region.
a country.
a subcontinent.
Name the two main rivers in India.
The Nile and the Ganges.
The Ganges and the Indus.
The Nile and the Indus.
There are no major rivers in India.
Who brought Hinduism into India?
The Chinese.
The Indians.
The Aryans.
The Iranians.
The climate of India includes:
Tropical.
Moderate.
Hot and dry.
All of the above.
Which statement is true about ancient India?
There were no cities as people only lived on farms.
Cities were well-planned with wide streets.
Homes were built on stilts because of flooding.
Homes had running water and electricity.
Which advanced technologies were found in Mohenjo-Daro and other Indus Valley cities?
Castle walls and cannons.
Sewers, rubbish chutes and toilets.
Public transportation.
Electricity.
What is the name of a building used to store barley and other grains?
Citadel
Ziggurat
Agora
Granary
Name the people who came from the North through the Khyber Pass in to the Northern part of India in c.1500 BCE.
Aryans
Persians
Iranians farmers
Egyptians
What was the high fortified area of a city called?
Citadel
Granary
Monsoon
Stupa
When did the Indus Valley Civilisation begin?
c.1900 CE
c.3 300 BCE
c.700 BCE
c.1500 BCE
When did the Aryans migrate to India?
c.1 500BCE
c. 3 500 BCE
c. 2 500CE
c. 100 BCE
An alternative name for the ancient Indus Valley civilisation is...
Mehrgarh farming community
Aryan civilisation
Harappan civilisation
Mohenjo-Daro
Identify the 2 modern countries the Indus Valley is in.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka
India and Nepal
India and Pakistan
India and China
The ancient seals found in the Indus Valley contain which symbols?
Animals and fish.
Symbols that may represent language and animals.
Animals and letters.
Numbers and letters.
Contestability is one of the key concepts of historical understanding. It relates to explanations or interpretations of the past being open to.....
indisputed.
truth.
debate.
evidence.
Some of the 7 key concepts for historical understanding are...
cause and effect, and significance.
evidence and perspectives.
continuity and change, and empathy.
All of the above.
A simile for hypothesis is...
guess.
evidence.
lie.
educated theory.
About a dozen Indus Valley seals have been found in Iran and Iraq. This suggests there was.....
love.
trade.
copying.
magic.
The Khyber Pass is a break in the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan that links with the...
ancient Silk Road.
Aryans.
the Himalayas.
China.
China is in which direction from India?
North West
South
West
North East
Which is the most likely explanation for the decline of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation?
The Aryan Invasion.
Diffusion when the cities became unliveable.
Earthquake and flood.
Epidemic (disease).
Around what time did the ancient Indus Valley civilisation decline?
c.1700BCE.
c. 1500CE.
c. 1500BCE.
c.2000BCE.
Initially, the Aryans developed the Sanskrit language so only who could understand it?
Farmers
Buddhists.
Rich people
Priests.
The ancient Indus Valley Civilisation began...
c. 3 300BCE.
c. 3 000BCE.
c. 2 500BCE.
c. 2 000BCE.
Iron ore was discovered by the Aryans around this time. This meant people could now smelt the iron ore to extract the iron and create tools to clear dense forests in the Ganges Valley.
c. 1200BCE.
c. 3500BCE.
c.700CE.
c.700BCE.
Which animal did the Aryans introduce to India?
Cows.
Horses.
Sheep.
Dogs.
The creation of iron tools c.1 200BCE created which effects?
Clearing dense forests to make farmland.
Creating stable civilisations and greater population due to food security.
Growing rice, barley and wheat.
All of the above.
Empathy is one of the 7 concepts of historical understanding. It helps us to understand and appreciate which of the following?
The beliefs of people at the time.
The motivations of people at the time.
The attitudes of people at the time.
The circumstances of people at the time.
All of the above.
The caste system was introduced by the Aryans and is a system for organising...
the social class of people.
cows for milking.
priests and holy people.
horses.
Which key concept is linked to 'cause'?
Significance
Effect
Empathy
Perspectives
Another word for caste is...
Vaishya
Varna.
Shudra
Kshatriyas
The concept of the Caste System was highly developed within Hinduism by...
c.700BCE
c.1 500BCE
c.700CE
c.500BCE
The most privileged caste was the...
Sudra
Kshatriya
Dalits
Brahmin
The Untouchables/Dalits have been discriminated against in India for hundreds of years, but do Dalits have social mobility in modern India?
No. Never have, never will.
By law they do, but it is difficult for them to achieve.
Yes. They can marry up and become the higher caste.
Yes, but they have to leave the country.
The Gupta Dynasty began in...
304BCE
320BCE
320 CE
304CE
Which ancient Indian period was known as 'The Golden Age'?
Gupta Dynasty
Mauryan Empire
Harrapan
Vedic Age
An edict is....
a law which must be obeyed
an official proclamation of information
an order of how someone must behave
a stone pillar
Ashoka converted to which belief system?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Christianity
Why was the Gupta Dynasty known as the Golden Age?
They made golden statues of the Buddha.
It was a time of peace and prosperity, so the arts and science could flourish.
The ruling family's name was 'Golden'.
Chandragupta the Second's favourite colour was gold.
A mudra is....
an ancient Indian empire.
a Buddhist philosophy.
the way a Buddha is sitting.
a symbolic hand gesture.
Religious art helps people to...
paint better.
remember religious beliefs or stories.
convert to a different religion.
see how the Buddha actually looked in real life.
Prince Siddhartha Gautama was....
the name of the Buddha before he achieved enlightenment.
the name of a ruler in the Mauryan Empire.
the name of a ruler in the Gupta Dynasty.
the name of an Aryan ruler.
