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Worksheets2.3 Ancient India Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Aryans were warriors & nomads who finally settled down in India & began raising crops there. Why were the Aryans important to Ancient Indian culture?
they brought their weapons & language to Ancient India
they brought their language & belief in many gods to Ancient India
they brought their caste system & belief in many gods to Ancient India
they weren't important at all to Ancient India
Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, & Ancient China were all river valley civilizations that started around the SAME time?
True
False
What did Ancient India have in common with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
they all had a religion based on the same gods
they all had many advancements in science & technology
they all had a written language based on pictures
they all had really dangerous & unpredictable flooding
Buddhism started in India but over the next years, it spread all the way out from India into China, Tibet, Burma, & even Japan in what we call Cultural Diffusion.
True
False
Which Ancient Indian achievement do we still use in all of our schools & businesses today?
Sanskrit writing
Religious sculptures
Plastic surgery
Hindu-Arabic numerals
What is the job of the Vaishya, the 3rd highest level in the caste system?
warriors & kings
priests & teachers
unskilled workers or farm workers
merchants & landowners
Which job do the Kshatriya, the 2nd highest varnas or caste system, perform?
priests & teachers
outcasts/pariahs
warriors and kings
merchants & store owners
According to the caste system, who is almost at the BOTTOM of the varnas (caste system) and what is their job?
Brahmin- priests & teachers
Brahmin- farmers & kings
Sudra- farm workers & servants
Sudra- priests & kings
According to the caste system, who is at the TOP of the varnas (caste system) and what is their job?
Brahmin- priests & teachers
Brahmin- farmers & kings
Sudra- farm workers & servants
Sudra- priests & kings
What is one reason the principles of Buddhism became popular?
Buddha was an extremely wise person.
Buddha was a very attractive person.
Buddhism did not accept the strict caste system.
Buddhism was only for smart people.
Which belief is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists?
Every soul is Reincarnated after death.
Everyone has the same social status.
People must pray five times a day facing Mecca.
Material wealth shows you have the blessings of the gods.
The written language of Ancient India was called?
Cuneiform
Harappan
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons are called?
typhoon
monsoon
hurricane
subcontinent
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow
all desires
the Eightfold Path
the Four Noble Truths
suffering
Which of the following quotes would MOST LIKELY be one of Buddhist teaching?
"always make sure your mind controls over your senses & emotions"
"always tell the truth, do not gossip or speak badly of others"
"sometimes an evil act, such as stealing or being unclean, is necessary"
"only through meditation will you see the world in a new way"
How was the Hinduism religion and the Social Structure (or Caste System) of Ancient India connected?
Hindus could leave the Caste System by following the Eightfold Path
Hindus could find happiness in the Caste System by following the Four Noble Truths
Hindus could stay in the same Caste System level for eternity by following their Dharma
Hindus could only work their way up the Caste System levels by Reincarnation
Hindus in the caste system could NEVER marry into a better caste or move out of their caste in any other way during their lifetime. The only way out was death.
True
False
What was Reincarnation?
a perfect state of peace and happiness- like a total clarity of life after meditation
a rebirth of the soul into a new body- like a caterpillar getting rid of it's body and turning into a butterfly
the many different Hindu deities or gods- like the story of Vanesha and Buddha
the caste system that all Hindus and Buddhists believed in and followed
How was Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt's religions similar to the Hindu religion in Ancient India?
they all influenced the caste system or social structure
they were all monotheistic
they were all polytheistic
they all believed in reincarnation
Where was Ancient India's 1st civilization ever located?
the Indus river valley
the Ganges river valley
the Nile river valley
the Tigris & Euphrates river valley
Because of the surplus of food that came from farming, what were the Ancient Indians able to do?
they were able to have way more babies to increase their population of warriors
they actually never had a surplus of food
they were able to move away from farming & get more specialized jobs like tool-making & trading
they were able to finally get fat & happy since they had so much extra food
