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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sacred writing was used to begin Hinduism?

a)

Upanishads

b)

Ramayana

c)

Vedas

d)

Mahabharata

2.
What is the job of the Vaishya in the caste system?
a)
warriors and rulers
b)
skilled trader
c)
unskilled worker or farmer
d)
merchant/landowner
3.
Which job do Kshatriya perform according to the caste system?
a)
priests
b)
outcasts/pariah
c)
warrior and ruler
d)
skilled trader
4.

Which two rivers flow through India?

a)

Indus & Euphrates

b)

Euphrates & Tigris

c)

Nile & Ganges

d)

Indus & Ganges

5.

What does polytheism mean?

a)

One God

b)

Many gods

c)

No Gods

d)

Spirit

6.

What sacred writing was used to begin Hinduism?

a)

Tripitaka

b)

The Tanakh

c)

Vedas

d)

Ramayana

7.

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Egypt

8.

Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from

a)

being well educated.

b)

marrying.

c)

seeing people suffer.

d)

living a life of luxury.

9.

What did Siddhartha do to try to achieve enlightenment?

a)

meditate

b)

write books

c)

analyze his dreams

d)

study in a Buddhist monastery

10.

The basic principles of Buddhism, such as "suffering is present in all things," is called

a)

the Eightfold Path.

b)

the Four Noble Truths.

c)

nirvana.

d)

enlightenment.