WorksheetsUnit 3 Test: Ancient India
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the name of the river that crosses most of northern India? (pg 144)
Missippi
Nile
Ganges
Thames
What is the highest mountain range in the world that is located in northern India? (pg 145)
Sierra Nevada
Himalayas
Rockies
Appalachian
What is the name of the desert in the northern part of India? (pg 148)
Gobi
Mojave
Sahara
Thar
Where were the first known settlements in India? (pg149)
near the Brahmaputra River
on the Deccan Plateau
in the Hindu Kush Mountains
the Indus River Valley
Which of the following is NOT one of the early Hindu varnas? (pg 167)
Brahmins
Vedas
Vaishyas
Shudras
What is the name of the Hindu supreme power? (pg 168)
Hindu
Buddha
Brahman
Ramayana
What is the central concept of Hinduism? (pg 170)
Karma
Dharma
Veda
Samsara
What is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth called in Hinduism? (pg 172)
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Veda
What was the name of the founder of Buddhism? (pg 176)
Brahmin
King Suddhodana
Queen Maya
Prince Siddhartha
What makes an ascetic an ascetic? (pg 179)
they are wealthy
they eat good food
they are fit
they deny themselves the basics
Which is NOT one of the 4 Noble Truths? (pg 180)
Suffering is present in all things, and nothing lasts forever.
Suffering is caused by accidents, that nobody can avoid.
The way to end suffering is to give up all cravings.
The way to give up all cravings is to live life according to the Eightfold Path.
Which empire was King Ashoka associated with directly? (pg 187)
Brahmaputra Empire
Buddhist Empire
Gupta Empire
Maurya Empire
Which is NOT one of Ashoka's edicts? (pg 190)
HIndu Values
General Welfare
Justice
Security
Who was the ruler when the Gupta empire began? (pg 194)
Vishnu
Mahatma Ghandi
Prince Siddhartha
King Chandragupta I
