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Ancient India Unit Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India?

a)

Aryans

b)

Guptas

c)

Harappans

d)

Mauryans

2.

Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandra Gupta Maurya

c)

Lakshmi

d)

Krishna

3.

“Life is full of suffering” is one of the

a)

Ten Commandments.

b)

Upanishads.

c)

Four Noble Truths.

d)

Vedic teachings.

4.

Ahimsa is a key value of

a)

Buddhism.

b)

Altruism.

c)

Jainism.

d)

Hinduism.

5.

Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?

a)

British colonial rule

b)

ahimsa

c)

the Eightfold Path

d)

jati social system

6.

Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as “the Preserver”?

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Ashoka

d)

Shiva

7.

Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?

a)

They had to finish 12 years of education before marrying.

b)

They were usually educated at home.

c)

They inherited property before men.

d)

They often became priests.

8.

The belief that people pass through many lives is called

a)

dharma.

b)

reincarnation.

c)

karma.

d)

reunification.

9.

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

a)

Africa.

b)

Asia.

c)

Europe

d)

South America

10.

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

a)

ahimsa

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Jainism

11.

During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

a)

Siva

b)

Krishna

c)

Indra

d)

Brahman

13.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

the president

b)

an untouchable

c)

he became known as the Buddha

d)

child

14.

Who is The Dalai Lama?

a)

leader of China

b)

a good friend

c)

Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet’s government

d)

a supreme being

15.

Who is Ashoka?

a)

the leader who was scared of being killed in his sleep.

b)

the leader who made the Mauryan Empire reach its height.

c)

an alien

d)

a classmate

16.

Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya?

a)

the leader of Russia

b)

the last emperor

c)

He founded India's first empire.

d)

The principal of ARS.