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Unit 3 Test: Ancient India

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the river that crosses most of northern India? (pg 144)

a)

Missippi

b)

Nile

c)

Ganges

d)

Thames

2.

What is the highest mountain range in the world that is located in northern India? (pg 145)

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rockies

d)

Appalachian

3.

What is the name of the desert in the northern part of India? (pg 148)

a)

Gobi

b)

Mojave

c)

Sahara

d)

Thar

4.

Where were the first known settlements in India? (pg149)

a)

near the Brahmaputra River

b)

on the Deccan Plateau

c)

in the Hindu Kush Mountains

d)

the Indus River Valley

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the early Hindu varnas? (pg 167)

a)

Brahmins

b)

Vedas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

6.

What is the name of the Hindu supreme power? (pg 168)

a)

Hindu

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahman

d)

Ramayana

7.

What is the central concept of Hinduism? (pg 170)

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Veda

d)

Samsara

8.

What is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth called in Hinduism? (pg 172)

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Samsara

d)

Veda

9.

What was the name of the founder of Buddhism? (pg 176)

a)

Brahmin

b)

King Suddhodana

c)

Queen Maya

d)

Prince Siddhartha

10.

What makes an ascetic an ascetic? (pg 179)

a)

they are wealthy

b)

they eat good food

c)

they are fit

d)

they deny themselves the basics

11.

Which is NOT one of the 4 Noble Truths? (pg 180)

a)

Suffering is present in all things, and nothing lasts forever.

b)

Suffering is caused by accidents, that nobody can avoid.

c)

The way to end suffering is to give up all cravings.

d)

The way to give up all cravings is to live life according to the Eightfold Path.

12.

Which empire was King Ashoka associated with directly? (pg 187)

a)

Brahmaputra Empire

b)

Buddhist Empire

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Maurya Empire

13.

Which is NOT one of Ashoka's edicts? (pg 190)

a)

HIndu Values

b)

General Welfare

c)

Justice

d)

Security

14.

Who was the ruler when the Gupta empire began? (pg 194)

a)

Vishnu

b)

Mahatma Ghandi

c)

Prince Siddhartha

d)

King Chandragupta I