WorksheetsStudies Weekly Ancient India
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?
a)
country
b)
subcontineent
c)
state
d)
region
2.
What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?
a)
hurrican
b)
tsunami
c)
Monsoon
d)
tornado
3.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
4.
The belief that your past actions determine what happens to you in this life is known as....
a)
vegetarianism
b)
ahimsa
c)
kharma
d)
dharma
5.
Which Indian empire, which was called the Golden Age, allowed people to practice the religion of their choice?
a)
Huna
b)
Gupta
c)
Arya
d)
Maurya
6.
Asoka made a tremendous change in the history of his country. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
7.
What is the national animal of India?
a)
peacock
b)
Bengal Tiger
c)
cobra
d)
snow leopard
8.
What group of people left behind books of religious hymns called Vedas?
a)
Huna
b)
Gupta
c)
Arya
d)
Maurya
9.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
10.
A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a
a)
cast
b)
family
c)
raja
d)
caste
11.
Who founded Buddhism?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
The Brahman
c)
Ramayana
d)
Mahabharata
12.
Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?
a)
your job
b)
all your money
c)
all your worldly desires
d)
your family
13.
A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was
a)
citadel
b)
running water and sewage
c)
brick homes
d)
all of the choices
14.
A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the
a)
streets laid out in a grid like fashion
b)
subways
c)
asphalt paved roads
d)
road signs
15.
The two main rivers in Ancient India......
a)
Indus & Euphrates
b)
Euphrates & Tigris
c)
Nile & Ganges
d)
Indus & Ganges
16.
India was a very big piece of land, but not as big as a continent. It was called a ________________.
a)
continent
b)
subcontinent
c)
country
d)
state
17.
What Indian invention do we use everyday at school?
a)
The numerals 1-9 and zero
b)
Drawing
c)
Reading poetry
d)
Physical Education
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