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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What continent is India located on?
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
What ocean borders India?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Which mountain range separates India from Tibet and the rest of Asia?
The Himalayas
The Rockies
The Appalachians
The Alps
Wet, warm winds in the summer and dry, cool winds in the winter that change India's weather are called _____.
Monsoons
Hurricanes
Tornado
Storms
India is a _____ of Asia.
Subcontinent
Continent
Subtract
State
Which answer does NOT describe the Aryans?
Came from the Americas
Spoke Indo-European languages
Migrated across the Hindu Kush mountains
Used to be a nomadic people
What two major cities could be found in the Indus River Valley?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Mohenjo-Daro and Delhi
Harappa and Rome
Cairo and Mohenjo-Daro
What is a plateau?
A high, flat area of land
An old kind of house
Another name for a mountain
One of the holy books of Hinduism
What is the name of the old language created by the Aryans?
Sanskrit
Indian
English
French
What are the Vedas?
Ancient books with stories and songs
The royal families of India
The large mountain range between India and Tibet
Holy animals worshipped by Indians
Which two religions were started in Ancient India?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Christianity
Buddhism and Christianity
Hinduism and Judaism
What is the world's oldest religion?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Around what year was Hinduism founded?
1500 BC
1500 AD
500 BC
500 AD
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
There was none!
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta
Jesus
Around what year was Buddhism founded?
500 BC
500 AD
1500 BC
1500 AD
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
There was none!
Chandra Gupta
Jesus
The belief that humans are reborn into a new body after they die is called?
Reincarnation
Ressurection
Restitution
Relive
The belief that actions have consequences (good and bad) is known as what?
Karma
Dharma
Moksha
Samsara
Which religion follows the caste system?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which religion believes in thousands or millions of gods?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which religion is more widely practiced in other parts of Asia than in India?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Which religion has the universal spirit called Brahman?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which is a religion of tolerance (accepting of others)?
Both
Neither
Hinduism
Buddhism
