WorksheetsChapter 4 Ancient India Test
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a monsoon?
Periods of large rainfall
Times of extreme heat
Seasonal wind patterns
Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening
Mountain range north of India that affects the Winter Monsoon:
Hindu Kush
Andes
Himalayas
Rockies
An advanced feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was
running water and sewage
ziggurats
shadoof
The two main rivers in Ancient India......
Indus & Euphrates
Nile & Ganges
Euphrates & Tigris
Indus & Ganges
India is a ___ because even though it is part of Asia, huge mountains separate it from the rest of Asia.
continent
country
subcontinent
state
Which is the BEST explanation for all of these ancient Indian cities and towns to be located along the Indus River?
for better trade with the Chinese.
for irrigation, transportation, and trade.
for protection from their enemies.
to limit contact and stay away from other countries.
Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of India
Himalayans
Indus River
Ganges River
Nile River
Follows the Eightfold Path
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
Neither
Founder of this religion is Siddhartha Gautama
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
Neither
There is no single founder of this religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
Neither
Followers of this religion believe in the cycle of reincarnation
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
Neither
the goal of Buddhism, which means state of wisdom
nirvana
moksha
enlightenment
meditation
What didn't Siddhartha see on his journey outside of the palace?
old man
sick man
dead man
happy man
Dharma and Brahman are goals for which religion?
Hinduism
Both
Buddhism
Neither
The idea that your actions in this life can affect your next life is called what?
reincarnation
karma
dharma
ahimsa
A series of rulers all from the same family
A team
A group
A party
A dynasty
Believed by many historians to be the greatest king of the Mauryan Dynasty
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Guatma
Asoka
Alexander the Great
Buddhist Shrines
Synagogues
Hail Mary's
Cross
Stupas
Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
Asoka
Alexander the Great
Chandragupta Maurya
Kalidasa
What did the military ruler Asoka do when he walked over the battlefield one day and saw so much bloodshed?
Devoted his life to peace and the Buddha
Converted to Hinduism
Readied his army for another attack
walked away and became a monk
Who conquered India before Chandragupta?
Akkadians and Assyrians
Persia and Egypt
Persia and Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great and Cleopatra
Capital city of the Mauryan Dynasty
Salem
Cairo
Jerusalem
Pataliputra
Even though Asoka believed strongly in the concepts of Buddhism and ahimsa (nonviolence), he allowed and accepted his subjects to follow other religions, like Hinduism.
True
False
What is the message of the Bhagavad Gita?
It taught peaceful resistance, or ahimsa.
It taught people that it was noble to do their duty even when it was painful.
What was the writing system used in Ancient India?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Alphabet
What was the name of the Indo-European group that settled in the Indus River Valley around 1500 B.C.?
Harappan
Aryans
Greeks
Persians
The worship of one universal spirit made up of thousands of deities is known as ___.
Brahmanism
Buddha
Karma
Reincarnation
Brahmanism combined with the Aryan religion eventually became known as ____.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Nirvana
Dharma
What types of people are in the Brahmin (red) level of the Caste System?
Priests
Warriors, Rulers
Common People
Unskilled Laborers, Servants
Untouchables
What types of people are in the Kshatriyas (purple) level of the Caste System?
Priests
Warriors, Rulers
Common People
Unskilled Laborers, Servants
Untouchables
What types of people are in the Vaisyas (blue) level of the Caste System?
Priests
Warriors, Rulers
Common People
Unskilled Laborers, Servants
Untouchables
What types of people are in the Sudras (green) level of the Caste System?
Priests
Warriors, Rulers
Common People
Unskilled Laborers, Servants
Untouchables
What types of people are in the Pariahs (orange) group of the Caste System?
Priests
Warriors, Rulers
Common People
Unskilled Laborers, Servants
Untouchables
Which Buddhist group spread their ideas to the south and east of India, and to Ceylon?
Theravada
Mahayana
Which Buddhist group spread their ideas to the north of India, and to China, Korea, and Japan?
Theravada
Mahayana
What symbols represent the Hindu-Arabic numerical system?
1-9
a-z
I, II, III, IV
Which is NOT an example of a metallurgy advancement in technology during the Gupta Empire?
steel weapons
gold coins
mirrors
stone tools
Who was the Indian doctor who carried out an early form of plastic surgery?
Shushruta
Chandragupta
Samudragupta
Moses
Which invented symbol had a great impact on modern technology such as computers?
Sanskrit
zero
science
