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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What continent does India lie in?
Africa
China
Asia
South America
The highest mountains in the world make up India's northeast border. What are they?
Himalayas
Ural Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Atlas Mountains
What is the tallest mountain in the Himalayas and in the world?
Mount Elbrus
Mount McKinley
Mount Everest
K2
A strong wind that brings heavy rain to India is called _______
Hurricane
Monsoon
Typhoon
Tropical Storm
What river in India is most sacred to Hindus and where a majority of Indians live near today?
Indus River
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River
Yellow River
What river in India is where ancient Indians lived and developed civilization?
Ganges River
Nile River
Brahmaputra River
Indus River
What is the massive stone and sand desert is located in northern India?
Thar Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Atacama Desert
What ancient Indus River Valley city can be translated as "hill of the dead?"
Harappha
Patilputra
Mohenjodaro
Delhi
What city in the Indus River Valley was first to be discovered?
Mohenjodaro
Harappa
Patilputra
Mumbai
The presence of ________ in the Indus River Valley lets us know that these people traded
Statues
The Great Bath
Stone Seals
The Granary
What structure in Mohenjodaro is where experts think the people might have bathed together for religious purposes?
The Granary
Sewer System
The Great Bath
Citadel
What did the people of Mohenjodaro have that other groups wouldn't have until the Romans?
Standing Army
Drinking Well
A Sewer System
An Emperor
What is one of the oldest religions in the world that developed in India?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
What Hindu epic poem describe the protagonist struggle to save his wife from the demon king?
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Vedas
Gilgamesh
What group of people arrive and central Asia and end the Indus River civilization?
Aryans
Greeks
Mongols
Chinese
What is considered one of the holy book of Hinduism?
Vedas
Ramayana
Mahabharata
Puranas
What is the ancient language of India and Hinduism called?
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Petroglyphs
What do we call the now-defunct social class system created by Hinduism?
Feudalism
Social Pyramid
Patricians & Plebeians
Caste System
Of the classes in caste system, which one ranks the highest?
Brahmins
Shudras
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
What did the Hindus call someone who was not part of a caste because they were seen as dirty?
Untouchables
Intolerables
Unlovables
The Unclean
What is the Hindu name for the supreme power that is greater than all other gods?
Shiva
Brahma
Brahman
Vishnu
What is the Hindu word for the soul?
Moksha
Dharma
Atman
Karma
What term describes a religion that teaches in the existence of multiple gods?
Polygon
Polygomy
Polytheism
Polyhedron
Which god in the Hindu religion is considered to be the Creator?
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Krishna
Which god in the Hindu religion is considered to be the Preserver?
Shiva
Krishna
Vishnu
Brahma
Which god in the Hindu religion is considered to be the Destroyer/Transformer?
Vishnu
Krishna
Brahma
Shiva
What holiday is the Hindu festival of lights?
Yom Kimpur
Purem
Diwali
Passover
What word in the Hindu religion refers to the law, obligation, and duty?
Karma
Atman
Varna
Dharma
What word in Hinduism refers to all the good and evil a person had done in past lives?
Karma
Varna
Dharma
Atman
What do Hindus call the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth?
Moksha
Karma
Samsara
Dharma
What is the belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death called?
Reincarnation
Jihad
Reinfleshment
Nirvana
What do Hindus the event when a soul is released from samsara?
Karma
Moksha
Nirvana
Dharma
What does the title "Buddha" mean?
"Great One"
"Enlightened One"
"Best Teacher"
"Holy One"
Who is considered to be the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha
Ashoka
Jesus
Muhammad
What religion in India teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Which of the following is NOT one of the Three Forms of Suffering Siddhartha discovered?
An Old Man
A Dead Man
A Man in Pain
A Poor Man
What is a person who gives up worldly pleasures called?
Savant
Slave
Ascetic
Missionary
Under what tree did Siddhartha meditate until he reached enlightenment?
Tree of Life
Bodhi tree
Tree of Knowledge
Spruce Tree
In Buddhism, what is an ideal state of happiness and peace?
Nirvana
Paradise
Heaven
Utopia
What was the name of the god that tried to frighten and tempt Siddhartha while meditating?
Marduk
Vishnu
Mara
Shiva
The Four Noble Truths are associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Shinto
The Eightfold Path is associated with which religion?
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
What group was the first the united all of India under one rule?
Guptas
Mauryans
Persians
Shang
Who is credited with establishing the Mauryan Empire and being its first ruler?
Ahsoka
Siddhartha
Chandragupta
Mahinda
Which ruler of the Mauryan Empire is known for promoting Buddhism throughout India?
Ashoka
Mahinda
Chandragupta
Siddhartha
Ashoka is known for promoting Buddhism, general welfare, justice, and security through _____.
Laws
Executive Orders
Edicts
The Court System
What line of rulers is considered to be the Golden Age of India?
Mauryans
Chinese
Guptas
Persians
Which of the following is the Gupta credited with inventing?
The Number 0
The Number Pi
The Number 100
The Number 1000
What is the name of a Buddhist temple?
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Monastery
Stupa
What was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
Delhi
Cairo
Pataliputra
Kalinga
