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Ancient India

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NOT a country included on the Indian Subcontinent

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Qatar

c)

Pakistan

d)

Nepal

2.

The Himalaya Mountains were created by

a)

Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago

b)

Ocean levels dropping millions of years ago

c)

Tectonic plates colliding

d)

A massive earthquake

3.

The height of Mount Everest

a)

30,546 feet

b)

29,673 feet

c)

32, 658 feet

d)

29,029 feet

4.

The rivers that provide life in Ancient India

a)

Indus

b)

Yangtze

c)

Amazon

d)

Ganges

5.

The desert in India that provided protection from invasions

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Thar Desert

d)

Sonoran Desert

6.

Monsoons are seasonal

a)

Avalanches starting in the Himalayas

b)

Migrants who come to live in India

c)

Floods

d)

Winds

7.

Mohenjo-Daro was an early city along the Indus River. It was designed in a series of

a)

Circles

b)

Squares

c)

Diagonal lines

d)

The city really didn't have a specific type of design

8.

A fortified part of Mohenjo-Daro where people would go in case of an attack

a)

The granary

b)

The assembly hall

c)

The acropolis

d)

The citadel

9.

Mohenjo-Daro was the first major city to feature an advanced

a)

Protective wall

b)

Sewage/plumbing system (complete with toilets)

c)

Irrigation system

d)

Palace and religious temple complex

10.

Not an item that people in Ancient India exported a lot of

a)

Olives

b)

Pearls

c)

Ivory

d)

Cotton cloth

11.

Mohenjo-Daro was located in the modern-day country of...

a)

India

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Pakistan

12.

Hindu god known as "the Creator"

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Indra

13.

Hindu god known as "the Preserver"

a)

Vishnu

b)

Shiva

c)

Indra

d)

Krishna

14.

Hindu god known as "the Destroyer"

a)

Krishna

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Horus

15.

The good or bad actions of a soul are known as..

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Moksha

c)

Ahimsa

d)

Karma

16.

In Hinduism, the religious and moral duties of an individual are known as

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Moksha

d)

Ahimsa

17.

The idea of nonviolence that many Hindus believe in is known as

a)

Atman

b)

Moksha

c)

Nirvana

d)

Ahimsa

18.

Something that Chandragupta Maurya was known for (3 choices are correct)

a)

Starting the Mauryan Empire

b)

Building huge stone pillars in the Empire

c)

Building up a huge army that included war elephants

d)

Spying on his people, making servants taste his food, and sleeping in a different room of his palace every night

19.

Asoka Maurya (Chandragupta's grandson) began living a life of peace and nonviolence after the battle of...

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Nepal

c)

Ceylon

d)

Kalinga

20.

Asoka built large stone pillars with (blank) inscribed (or carved) on them throughout the Maurya Empire

a)

Poems

b)

Epics (stories about great heroes)

c)

Laws

d)

Hieroglyphics

21.

Term for when a leader or ruler has complete control over someone or something

a)

Dictator

b)

Absolute Rule

c)

Absolute Power

d)

Totalitarianism

22.

Asoka tried to convert people to following his beliefs of..

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Brahmanism

d)

Buddhism

23.

To think deeply about religious things or the world around you

a)

Nirvana

b)

Meditate

c)

Missionary

d)

Ahimsa

24.

A lasting peace that Buddhists seek

a)

Nirvana

b)

Moksha

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Jainism

25.

This baseball team was recently involved in a scandal where they were caught cheating

a)

New York Mets

b)

Philadelphia Phillies

c)

Houston Astros

d)

Boston Red Sox

26.

Australia is currently dealing with which type of natural disaster?

a)

Landslides

b)

Wildfires

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Tsunamis

27.

Today, India has the largest (blank) industry

a)

Radio

b)

Video Game/Graphic Design

c)

Automotive (Cars)

d)

Movie

28.

In what year was construction of the Taj Mahal completed (when was it finished)?

a)

1638

b)

1632

c)

1648

d)

1642