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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On what river did civilization form in India?

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Indian

2.

What is the name of seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons?

a)

monsoon

b)

typhoon

c)

subcontinent

d)

hurricane

3.

What mountain range is located in the north of the Ancient Indian civilization?

a)

Sandias

b)

Himalayas

c)

Appalacians

d)

Andes

4.

People in Indian society were ranked based on their birth, wealth, and occupation in a hierarchy

called the ______________.

a)

caste system

b)

social system

c)

slave system

d)

hierarchy system

5.

Members of Indian society that did not belong to any caste and were the lowest in society were

called _______.

a)

untouchables

b)

slaves

c)

sutras

d)

disgustings

6.

____ were members of the highest class of Ancient Indian society and are referred to as

brahmans.

a)

warriors

b)

untouchables

c)

kshatriyas

d)

priests

7.

What is the largest religion in India today?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

8.

In Hinduism, all the following concepts are important EXCEPT:

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

nonviolence

d)

Jesus

9.

What is the name of the oral or written text that the Aryan religion was based on?

a)

Buddhas

b)

Bibles

c)

Vedas

d)

Verdicts

10.

Which religion incorporates the use of meditation and fasting?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

11.

A person who reaches enlightenment/nirvana is called a __________.

a)

Hindu

b)

Indian

c)

Buddha

d)

Catholic

12.

Which of the following did ancient Indians NOT do?

a)

study astronomy

b)

perform surgery

c)

work with metal

d)

create the phonetic alphabet

13.

Why did Ancient Indians create a standard weight and measurement for trading goods?

a)

so people could become stronger

b)

so people could have a new job

c)

so traders received a fair amount of goods

d)

so all materials were the same size

14.

During what empire did trade spread across the globe?

a)

Mauryan Empire

b)

Gupta Empire

c)

Ashoka Empire

d)

Siddartha Empire

15.

Which of the following was an achievement during the Gupta empire?

a)

creating the game of chess

b)

theory of the earth rotating on its axis

c)

using vaccinations to fight disease

d)

all of the above