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Ancient India

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is India located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

2.

What ocean borders India?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

3.

Which mountain range separates India from Tibet and the rest of Asia?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Rockies

c)

The Appalachians

d)

The Alps

4.

Wet, warm winds in the summer and dry, cool winds in the winter that change India's weather are called _____.

a)

Monsoons

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Tornado

d)

Storms

5.

India is a _____ of Asia.

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Continent

c)

Subtract

d)

State

6.

Which answer does NOT describe the Aryans?

a)

Came from the Americas

b)

Spoke Indo-European languages

c)

Migrated across the Hindu Kush mountains

d)

Used to be a nomadic people

7.

What two major cities could be found in the Indus River Valley?

a)

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Mohenjo-Daro and Delhi

c)

Harappa and Rome

d)

Cairo and Mohenjo-Daro

8.

What is a plateau?

a)

A high, flat area of land

b)

An old kind of house

c)

Another name for a mountain

d)

One of the holy books of Hinduism

9.

What is the name of the old language created by the Aryans?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Indian

c)

English

d)

French

10.

What are the Vedas?

a)

Ancient books with stories and songs

b)

The royal families of India

c)

The large mountain range between India and Tibet

d)

Holy animals worshipped by Indians

11.

Which two religions were started in Ancient India?

a)

Hinduism and Buddhism

b)

Hinduism and Christianity

c)

Buddhism and Christianity

d)

Hinduism and Judaism

12.

What is the world's oldest religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Zoroastrianism

13.

Around what year was Hinduism founded?

a)

1500 BC

b)

1500 AD

c)

500 BC

d)

500 AD

14.

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

a)

There was none!

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Chandra Gupta

d)

Jesus

15.

Around what year was Buddhism founded?

a)

500 BC

b)

500 AD

c)

1500 BC

d)

1500 AD

16.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

There was none!

c)

Chandra Gupta

d)

Jesus

17.

The belief that humans are reborn into a new body after they die is called?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Ressurection

c)

Restitution

d)

Relive

18.

The belief that actions have consequences (good and bad) is known as what?

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Moksha

d)

Samsara

19.

Which religion follows the caste system?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

20.

Which religion believes in thousands or millions of gods?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

21.

Which religion is more widely practiced in other parts of Asia than in India?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

22.

Which religion has the universal spirit called Brahman?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

23.

Which is a religion of tolerance (accepting of others)?

a)

Both

b)

Neither

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism