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6th Grade Ancient India

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

India is what kind of landform *

a)

a continent

b)

an island

c)

an atoll

d)

a peninsula

3.

The civilization that developed along the Nile river in Africa was (review question) *

a)

Aztecs

b)

Great Zimbabwe

c)

Egypt

d)

Rome

4.

True or False: The Indus River is in a very dry area called the Thar Desert *

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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) *

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Tiber River

c)

Red Sea

d)

Ancient Egypt

6.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This mountain range is to the north of India

a)

The Appalachians

b)

The Rockies

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Urals

8.

True or False: It is believed the Indus River Valley Civilization (or Harappan) had indoor water piping in their ancient homes *

a)

True

b)

False

9.

India is located on which continent *

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

10.

The Indus (or Harappan) civilization developed around which landform *

a)

The Indus River

b)

The Red Sea

c)

The Arabian Peninsula

d)

The Tigris River

11.

The system of social hierarchy that was used in Vedic times in India up until recently and is important to Hinduism is called the

a)

Vedas

b)

Buddha

c)

Caste System

d)

Brahmin

12.

This language came from the Vedic people in ancient India.

a)

Hindi

b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

Sanskrit

13.

Of the continents, this continent contains the region and country of India. *

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

14.

The major Hindu religious texts from the Vedic period are called the *

a)

Sanskrits

b)

Bibles

c)

Vedas

d)

Brahmans

15.

India is bordered in the North by *

a)

The Indian Ocean

b)

The Himilaya Mountains

c)

The Arabian Sea

d)

The Bay of Bengal

16.

Siddharta Guatama was a prince from Vedic times who would eventually

a)

Conquer most of Asia with armies

b)

Leave his palace to search for meaning in life and became the founder of Buddhism

c)

Bring Hinduism around the world

d)

Conquer the Persians

17.

There is a debate about where the Vedics came from. Some historians say from Europe while others say they came from *

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

The Indus River Valley in India

18.

The first civilization that settled near the _______________ river was the Harappan, the second civilization to settle near it was the Vedic. *

a)

Tigris

b)

Tiber

c)

Nile

d)

Indus

19.

The major religion of the Vedic people of ancient India and still a major world religion today is *

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

20.

A multi-tiered building that was built later in Vedic times and is used for Buddhist temples is called a *

a)

Pagoda

b)

Sutra

c)

Stupa

d)

Brahmin