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Global 9 India

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which innovation most contributed to the development of civilizations along rivers?

a)

Paper

b)

Irrigation

c)

The compass

d)

Gunpowder

2.

Which generalization about the Maurya and Gupta Empires is supported by the map?

a)

Expansion was limited by geographic factors

b)

Trade contributed to stable societies

c)

Extensive road systems unified India

d)

Southern India was isolated from northern India

3.

Which reason for the location of the city of Pataliputra is supported by the map?

a)

Pataliputra was located near a river

b)

Pataliputra was the location of an important Hindu shrine

c)

Pataliputra was located near the Arabian Sea

d)

Pataliputra was first established by the Gupta Empire

4.

What is one effect of the extension of the Maurya Empire around 260 BC?

a)

Rule by a Christian king

b)

Influence of Confucianism on government policy

c)

Spread of Buddhism to those regions

d)

Spread of Daoist beliefs in schools

5.

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

a)

Speaker A believes in reincarnation

b)

Speaker B believes in reincarnation

c)

Speaker C believes in reincarnation

d)

Speaker D believes in reincarnation

6.

Identify one similarity between the belief systems practiced by Speaker A and D.

a)

The belief systems have the same founder

b)

The belief systems originated in India

c)

The belief systems are monotheistic

d)

The belief systems once endorsed the caste system

7.

This map shows that the Silk Road

a)

crossed both Africa and Asia

b)

was located primarily in Asia

c)

followed a single route

d)

started in Khotan

8.

This map would best be used to

a)

identify the location of the last battle Alexander the Great fought in

b)

map the spread of Buddhism from India to China

c)

trace the possible origin of an artifact found in Samarkand

d)

identify over-water trade routes

9.

One effect of the historical development depicted in the map was

a)

cultural diffusion between people in the Middle East and China

b)

the Persian conquest of China

c)

the spread of Hindu beliefs to Europe

d)

the isolation of Khotan

10.

Which of the following was an Islamic empire in India?

a)

Delhi Sultanate & Mughal Empire

b)

Maurya Empire

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Egypt

11.

Which of the following leaders was influenced by Buddhism in India and was known for his religious toleration?

a)

Akbar the Great

b)

Ashoka

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

King Louis

12.

What territory is still fought over between the Hindus and Muslims?

a)

Kashmir

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Afghanistan