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Ancient India

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural barrier borders the northern part of India?

a)

Indus River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Nile River

d)

Gobi Desert

2.

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

b)

Indus and Ganges Rivers

c)

Nile and Blue Nile Rivers

d)

Myakka and Peace Rivers

3.

What is a monsoon?

a)

a large landmass

b)

seasonal winds

c)

a thunderstorm

d)

a volcano

4.

What is the highest mountain in the Himalayas?

a)

Mount Rushmore

b)

Mount Gautama

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Senat

5.

Which continent is India found on?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

6.

Hindus are polytheistic, which means

a)

Hindus believe in one god

b)

Hindus don't eat meat

c)

Hindus believe in many gods

d)

Hindus celebrate holy days each month

7.

Nirvana is

a)

rebirth of a soul

b)

the consequences of how someone lives

c)

the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

d)

a feeling of perfect peace and happiness

8.

Karma is

a)

a state of wisdom

b)

good or bad energy that affects a person’s next life

c)

personal duty that you follow

d)

Jati system

9.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Ramayana

c)

The Brahman

d)

Mahabharata

10.

“Buddha” means

a)

all wise one

b)

your majesty

c)

the enlightened one

d)

the creator

11.

During the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire, Indian mathematicians contributed

a)

Algebra, addition, and multiplication

b)

Algebra, zero, and infinity

c)

365 day calendar, fractions, and hieroglyphics

d)

Algebra, alphabet, and chemistry

12.

What achievements came from medicine?

a)

Dental procedures, setting broken bones, and sewing wounds

b)

Heart surgery and curing diseases

c)

X-ray machine

d)

Ambulances

13.

What leader decided to follow Buddhism after spending years as a fierce warrior?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Buddha

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Brahman

14.

The earliest Indus Valley people did all of the following except:

a)

farming

b)

building houses

c)

trade

d)

computer technology

15.

The Caste System

a)

created religion

b)

divided people into different social classes

c)

was created by the Buddha

d)

created money

16.

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:

a)

Pharaoh, priests, nobles, slaves

b)

King, queen, princess, lords

c)

Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras

d)

Shogun, samurai, governor, artisans

17.

Which religion is closely associated with the Caste System?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

18.

Which caste has well-respected members of society including the priests and scholars?

a)

Sudra

b)

Untouchables

c)

Brahman

d)

Vaisya

19.

Hindus believe in

a)

Karma and reincarnation

b)

The Eight Fold Path

c)

4 Noble Truths

d)

Reaching Nirvana