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WorksheetsAncient India Unit Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India?
Aryans
Guptas
Harappans
Mauryans
Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Lakshmi
Krishna
“Life is full of suffering” is one of the
Ten Commandments.
Upanishads.
Four Noble Truths.
Vedic teachings.
Ahimsa is a key value of
Buddhism.
Altruism.
Jainism.
Hinduism.
Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
British colonial rule
ahimsa
the Eightfold Path
jati social system
Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as “the Preserver”?
Brahma
Vishnu
Ashoka
Shiva
Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?
They had to finish 12 years of education before marrying.
They were usually educated at home.
They inherited property before men.
They often became priests.
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
dharma.
reincarnation.
karma.
reunification.
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of
Africa.
Asia.
Europe
South America
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote
ahimsa
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike.
True
False
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called
Siva
Krishna
Indra
Brahman
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
the president
an untouchable
he became known as the Buddha
child
Who is The Dalai Lama?
leader of China
a good friend
Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet’s government
a supreme being
Who is Ashoka?
the leader who was scared of being killed in his sleep.
the leader who made the Mauryan Empire reach its height.
an alien
a classmate
Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya?
the leader of Russia
the last emperor
He founded India's first empire.
The principal of ARS.
