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Worksheets6th Grade Ancient India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or False: The Harappan (Or Indus River Valley Civilization) was focused around war and fought wars often, many weapons have been found in the archeological sites.
True
False
India is what kind of landform *
a continent
an island
an atoll
a peninsula
The civilization that developed along the Nile river in Africa was (review question) *
Aztecs
Great Zimbabwe
Egypt
Rome
True or False: The Indus River is in a very dry area called the Thar Desert *
True
False
Rivers are important to developing civilizations. The first recorded civilization was Sumeria, which was located between the Tigris and Euphrates River, this region is called (review question) *
Mesopotamia
Tiber River
Red Sea
Ancient Egypt
True or False: The first written language developed in the Indus River region was a series of stamps in clay that no one knows how to translate to this day * It is called Indus Script.
True
False
This mountain range is to the north of India
The Appalachians
The Rockies
The Himalayas
The Urals
True or False: It is believed the Indus River Valley Civilization (or Harappan) had indoor water piping in their ancient homes *
True
False
India is located on which continent *
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
The Indus (or Harappan) civilization developed around which landform *
The Indus River
The Red Sea
The Arabian Peninsula
The Tigris River
The system of social hierarchy that was used in Vedic times in India up until recently and is important to Hinduism is called the
Vedas
Buddha
Caste System
Brahmin
This language came from the Vedic people in ancient India.
Hindi
Latin
Greek
Sanskrit
Of the continents, this continent contains the region and country of India. *
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
The major Hindu religious texts from the Vedic period are called the *
Sanskrits
Bibles
Vedas
Brahmans
India is bordered in the North by *
The Indian Ocean
The Himilaya Mountains
The Arabian Sea
The Bay of Bengal
Siddharta Guatama was a prince from Vedic times who would eventually
Conquer most of Asia with armies
Leave his palace to search for meaning in life and became the founder of Buddhism
Bring Hinduism around the world
Conquer the Persians
There is a debate about where the Vedics came from. Some historians say from Europe while others say they came from *
Africa
North America
South America
The Indus River Valley in India
The first civilization that settled near the _______________ river was the Harappan, the second civilization to settle near it was the Vedic. *
Tigris
Tiber
Nile
Indus
The major religion of the Vedic people of ancient India and still a major world religion today is *
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
A multi-tiered building that was built later in Vedic times and is used for Buddhist temples is called a *
Pagoda
Sutra
Stupa
Brahmin
