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India

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What characteristic was most evident in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

wooden structures

b)

planned cities

c)

music

d)

philosophers

2.

Which geographic areas today make up the original location of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Pakastain

b)

Northern India

c)

Southern India

d)

Afghanistan

3.

What physical geographic feature gave rise to the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Indus River

4.

The caste system allowed for frequent flexibility and change.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which group wanted a rigid caste system to maintain their race and culture?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Aryans

c)

Greeks

d)

Romans

6.

Someone not born into a caste system was called

a)

an Aryan

b)

a god

c)

an untouchable

7.

A caste placement was most determined by

a)

Work

b)

Marriage

c)

Religion

8.

If you died and came back to life you would

a)

be in a different caste system

b)

be in the same caste system

c)

move up one caste system

d)

do nothing

9.

To be in one of the top castes, you were -

a)

a vegetarian

b)

an Indian ruler

c)

an Aryan

d)

very religious

10.

If you had good karma, you would move _______ a caste level.

a)

down

b)

you would not move

c)

up

11.

Many Hindus subscribe to ________ as the highest or ultimate reality.

a)

Shakti

b)

Atman

c)

Brahma

d)

Shiva

12.

The major Hindu texts were written in ________.

a)

Aryan

b)

Urdu

c)

Latin

d)

Sanskrit

13.

The three major gods in the Hindu religion are __________.

a)

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades

b)

Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

c)

Thor, Odin, and Freya

d)

Sekhmet, Bast, and Isis

14.

Major scriptures of Hinduism are split into two classes; those which are heard (shruti) and those which are __________, or (smritis).

a)

desired

b)

thought

c)

remembered

d)

spoken

15.

What is the name for the oldest writings (texts) of Hinduism?

a)

Torahs

b)

Bibles

c)

Vedas

d)

Korans

16.

A primary theme in Hinduism is the four Puruṣārthas, which include ______ (ethics), Artha (prosperity), Kama (desires/passions), and Moksha (liberation/salvation).

a)

Dharma

b)

Samsara

c)

Ahimsa

d)

Avesta