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Ancient India Vocabulary & Geography Quiz Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Large landmass

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Continent

c)

Island

d)

Ithimus

2.

A religious teacher

a)

priest

b)

Buddha

c)

guru

d)

nirvana

3.

What is the written language of Ancient India?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Farsi

d)

Cantonese

4.

Which of the following is a religion originated in Ancient India?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Zigguratism

d)

Christianity

5.

What is the mountain range to the north of India called?

a)

Adirondacks

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Alps

6.

Ancient sacred writings of India

a)

Upanishads

b)

Ramayana

c)

Vedas

d)

Mahabharata

7.

Which two rivers flow through India?

a)

Indus & Euphrates

b)

Euphrates & Tigris

c)

Nile & Ganges

d)

Indus & Ganges

8.
Buddhism originated in which country?
a)
China
b)
Korea
c)
Thailand
d)
India
9.
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
a)
No real founder
b)
Abraham
c)
Asoka
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
10.

Why did ancient civilizations flourish by river valleys?

a)

To use the wood of the palm trees.

b)

Fertile land, water for crops, transportation, and trade.

c)

To be able to reach the coast faster

d)

To pray to the gods of water and papyrus.

11.

What is migration?

a)

people buying a new house

b)

people moving from place to another place

c)

nomads

12.

A group of similar languages is a ________________________.

a)

Language nations

b)

Language regions

c)

Language Family

13.

India's Varnas is an example of _______________.

a)

Geography

b)

Social Structure

c)

Achievements

d)

Economics

14.

People who practice Hinduism believe in reincarnation. What does reincarnation mean?

a)

Recognizing and respecting other beliefs

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The laws of cause and effect

d)

The rebirth of the soul

15.

_____ is a social group based on occupation.

a)

caste/varna

b)

aristocrat

c)

descendant

d)

guru

16.

In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties is called...

a)

caste/varna

b)

darma

c)

karma

d)

samsara

17.

____ is a name for a spiritual teacher

a)

caste/varna

b)

clan

c)

guru

d)

pharaoh

18.

In Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will affect their next life is called...

a)

caste/varna

b)

darma

c)

guru

d)

karma

19.

A monsoon is a/an ...

a)

strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer

b)

area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

c)

channel that brings water to distant places

d)

place where water can be found in the desert

20.

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is...

a)

caste/varna

b)

nirvana

c)

reincarnation

d)

samsara

21.

Which of the following is an ancient language of India?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

Mohenjodaro

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Vedas

22.

What do you call a landmass, such as India, that is of great size but smaller than a continent?

a)

citadel

b)

caste/varna

c)

province

d)

subcontinent

23.
What is India's Holy River called?
a)
Nile
b)
Volga
c)
Ganges
d)
Indus
24.
Sacred Hymns or songs of the Ancient Indians are:
a)
Dalits
b)
Vedas
c)
Monsoons
d)
Dice
25.

An Indian prince is known as a...

a)

Prince

b)

Raja

c)

Varnas

d)

Jati

26.

An Indian teacher

a)

Ahisma

b)

Guru

c)

Raja

d)

Vedas

27.

The oldest religion of ancient India.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Dharma

d)

Jainism

28.

A religion founded in ancient India by religious teachers of Buddha.

a)

Jainism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Hinduism

29.

A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next life.

a)

Jati

b)

Guru

c)

Karma

d)

Reincarnation

30.

The universal spirit worshipped by Hindus.

a)

Brahman

b)

Jati

c)

Buddha

d)

Vishnu

31.

What continent India is located?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa