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Ancient India: Geography, Environment, & Religion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India is a ____continent of Asia.

a)

sub

b)

pre

c)

post

d)

ex

2.

What two mountain ranges occupy the northern region of ancient India?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Buddhist Kush

c)

Himalayas

d)

Zagros

3.

What are the two MAIN rivers of ancient India?

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Indus

4.

A _________ is a strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction in summer.

a)

Floodplain

b)

Tornado

c)

Cyclone

d)

Monsoon

5.

The _______ monsoon brings the cold, dry air of the mountains. The _________ monsoon brings warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea, which produces drenching rains.

a)

Fall; spring

b)

Spring; fall

c)

Winter; summer

d)

Summer; winter

6.

What two twin cities were in the Indus River Valley?

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

New Delhi

c)

Harappa

d)

Arya

7.

The basic principles of Hinduism are found in the four _________.

a)

Testaments

b)

Vedas

c)

Aryans

d)

Sanskrits

8.

What language were the Vedas written in?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Sanskrit

9.

Hinduism is a __________ religion.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

10.

The universal spirit of Hinduism is called _____________.

a)

Brahman

b)

Buddha

c)

Nirvana

d)

Karma

11.

In Hinduism, the idea of passing through many lives to reach the Brahman is called _________.

a)

karma

b)

reincarnation

c)

nirvana

d)

himalaya

12.

In Hinduism, dharma refers to _________.

a)

revenge

b)

karma

c)

nirvana

d)

divine law

13.

The Hinduism word ________ essentially means "what goes around comes around."

a)

dharma

b)

nirvana

c)

reincarnation

d)

karma

14.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Aryans

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

15.

Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born as a ______.

a)

Lawyer

b)

Artist

c)

Prince

d)

God

16.

According to Buddhism, if a person gave up all desires, he or she would reach ______.

a)

Karma

b)

Nirvana

c)

Mandala

d)

Siddhartha

17.

The heart of the Buddha's teaching is contained in the Four Noble _________.

a)

Testaments

b)

Vedas

c)

Circles

d)

Truths

18.

To eliminate suffering, Buddhists follow the Eightfold _____.

a)

Path

b)

Street

c)

Avenue

d)

Branch

19.

What is the second kind of Buddhism?

a)

Mahayana Buddhism

b)

Shanghai Buddhism

c)

Hindu Buddhism

d)

Sikh Buddhism

20.

In Tibet, Mahayana Buddhist leaders lead the government. This type of government is called a _________.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy