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WorksheetsCivilization of Early India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The indian _________ is a landmass separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas and the Hindu Hush
Gurus
Caste
Subcontinental
Summer Monsoon
India developed a social system based on a person's _____, or the social class into which they were born.
caste
priest
sudras
gurus
Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha by _______________.
Meditating under a tree
Punishing the homeless
Creating Buddhism
Fighting for his fathers throne
According to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, what must be overcome to end suffering?
Being good
Being bad
All selfish desires
Reincarnation
Hindus believe that most people will experience _________________________________ after death
Karma
Reincarnation
gods hating on them
Memories
Over time, people began to question the beliefs of Brahmanism and turned to teachers called _____ who helped found the ideas of Hinduism
Lanmon
Rich Prince
Ra or Re
Gurus
The purpose of the large ________ found in many Indus Valley cities remains a mystery.
Bodys
Gold
Continents
Rivers
Citadels
What have scholars learned for certain about the Indus Valley civilization?
Its cities were well planned
They copied Mesopotamia´s style
They built them with power tools
They got destroyed the second day they built them.
In what region has evidence of trade with the Indus Valley been found?
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
Scholars believe that Indus Valley people used granaries to ______________
Hide bodys
Find gold
Store surplus crops
Keep enemies away
The Indus Valley civilization disappeared __________________
Everyone knows why, they traveled to the future!
They all died
They had to leave behind their civilization because their land was getting covered.
For reasons not known for certain
What was the highest social group of the Aryan caste system?
Warriors
Priest
Kings and queens
Farmers
Craftsmen
What was the lowest varna, or caste grouping, identified in the Vedas?
Sudras
Brahmins
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas,
The religion of the Vedic Age was called _________________________
Kshatriyaminism
Sudraminism
Brahmanism
Caste
Most historians think that Indo-Aryan culture spread through India by ___________________.
Summer Monsoon
Gradual Mixing
Wars
Caste Rankings
The first Indian cities arose _________________.
Between the Tigris and Euphrates River.
It did not because they disappeared.
At the Nile river.
Along the Indus River
The law of _____ determines how a person will be reincarnated
India
Caste
Karma
The Indus River
Agriculture on the Indian subcontinent depends heavily on the ______________.
World
Brahmanism
Summer monsoon
Indus River
Hindus believe in a supreme God called
Brahman
Broham
Brah
Blaman
Before becoming the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama grew up as a __________.
Buddah
Untouchable
Rich Prince
Poor Prince
