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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What language did the Aryans write their Poems in?

a)

Indian

b)

American

c)

Vedic

d)

Sanskrit

2.

The highest level of the Aryans was...

a)

Vaisyas

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Brahmins

d)

Sudras

3.

Hindus believed their gods were part of a universe called...

a)

Siva

b)

Vishnu

c)

Gupta

d)

Brahman

4.

Flooding among rivers created good

a)

Farmland

b)

Houses

c)

Protection

d)

Trade Routes

5.

Someones job was an important pat of the

a)

Length of their life

b)

Government

c)

Farmland

d)

Caste System

6.

Around when did the Aryans invade India?

a)

1500 B.C

b)

2000 B.C

c)

1200 B.C

d)

1000 B.C

7.

What is the Hindu Kush?

a)

River

b)

City

c)

Temple

d)

Mountain Range

8.
The first civilization that developed in the Indus River valley was called the: 
a)
The Gupta Empire
b)
Aryans
c)
Harappan
d)
Mauryans Empire
9.
An amount more than is required or necessary.
a)
Surplus
b)
Specialization
c)
Run-off
d)
Archaeologist
10.
What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Nile & Blue Nile
c)
Indus & Ganges
d)
Huang He & Yangtze
11.
The collection of Aryan religious works that include poems, hymns, and rituals are called 
a)
the Vedas
b)
the Varnas
c)
Book of the Dead
12.

The Aryans bonded together because of a common

a)

race.

b)

ethnicity.

c)

language.

d)

enemy.

13.

The Aryans created a prince or

a)

raja

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

Dynasty

14.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
15.
Which body of water is located directly to the east of India?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Indian Ocean
16.
(5) In terms of economy, how are the Indus River Valley and the river valleys of Mesopotamia and Egypt alike?
a)
They all have merchants who were also worshiped as gods.
b)
They all traded their surplus of goods.
c)
The Indus River valley was the only one that traded.
d)
Only Mesopotamia and India traded.
17.

Followers of Jainism believe that the highest rule of behavior is to harm no living thing.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The working class in the caste system was

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

19.

The Gupta Empire grew primarily through _______ and _______.

a)

Conquest, religion

b)

Trade, conquest

c)

Military, technology

d)

trade, religion

20.

The Indian caste system was instituted by the_______

a)

Guptas

b)

Aryans

c)

Greeks

d)

Mughals

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