WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
NOT a country included on the Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
Qatar
Pakistan
Nepal
The Himalaya Mountains were created by
Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago
Ocean levels dropping millions of years ago
Tectonic plates colliding
A massive earthquake
The height of Mount Everest
30,546 feet
29,673 feet
32, 658 feet
29,029 feet
The rivers that provide life in Ancient India
Indus
Yangtze
Amazon
Ganges
The desert in India that provided protection from invasions
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Thar Desert
Sonoran Desert
Monsoons are seasonal
Avalanches starting in the Himalayas
Migrants who come to live in India
Floods
Winds
Mohenjo-Daro was an early city along the Indus River. It was designed in a series of
Circles
Squares
Diagonal lines
The city really didn't have a specific type of design
A fortified part of Mohenjo-Daro where people would go in case of an attack
The granary
The assembly hall
The acropolis
The citadel
Mohenjo-Daro was the first major city to feature an advanced
Protective wall
Sewage/plumbing system (complete with toilets)
Irrigation system
Palace and religious temple complex
Not an item that people in Ancient India exported a lot of
Olives
Pearls
Ivory
Cotton cloth
Mohenjo-Daro was located in the modern-day country of...
India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Hindu god known as "the Creator"
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Indra
Hindu god known as "the Preserver"
Vishnu
Shiva
Indra
Krishna
Hindu god known as "the Destroyer"
Krishna
Vishnu
Shiva
Horus
The good or bad actions of a soul are known as..
Reincarnation
Moksha
Ahimsa
Karma
In Hinduism, the religious and moral duties of an individual are known as
Karma
Dharma
Moksha
Ahimsa
The idea of nonviolence that many Hindus believe in is known as
Atman
Moksha
Nirvana
Ahimsa
Something that Chandragupta Maurya was known for (3 choices are correct)
Starting the Mauryan Empire
Building huge stone pillars in the Empire
Building up a huge army that included war elephants
Spying on his people, making servants taste his food, and sleeping in a different room of his palace every night
Asoka Maurya (Chandragupta's grandson) began living a life of peace and nonviolence after the battle of...
Pataliputra
Nepal
Ceylon
Kalinga
Asoka built large stone pillars with (blank) inscribed (or carved) on them throughout the Maurya Empire
Poems
Epics (stories about great heroes)
Laws
Hieroglyphics
Term for when a leader or ruler has complete control over someone or something
Dictator
Absolute Rule
Absolute Power
Totalitarianism
Asoka tried to convert people to following his beliefs of..
Hinduism
Jainism
Brahmanism
Buddhism
To think deeply about religious things or the world around you
Nirvana
Meditate
Missionary
Ahimsa
A lasting peace that Buddhists seek
Nirvana
Moksha
Enlightenment
Jainism
This baseball team was recently involved in a scandal where they were caught cheating
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox
Australia is currently dealing with which type of natural disaster?
Landslides
Wildfires
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Today, India has the largest (blank) industry
Radio
Video Game/Graphic Design
Automotive (Cars)
Movie
In what year was construction of the Taj Mahal completed (when was it finished)?
1638
1632
1648
1642
