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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India is part of which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

2.

Which one of the oceans is to the south of India?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

3.

The two major rivers of India are the...?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Indus and Ganges

c)

Nile and Amazon

d)

Guang He and Chang Jiang

4.

The mountain range which separates India from China is the...

a)

Himalayan Mountain Range

b)

Hindu-Kush Mountain Range

5.

Which weather pattern in India causes distinct wet and dry seasons?

a)

Monsoons

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Blizzards

d)

Typhoons

6.

What two cities were at the center of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Sparta and Athens

b)

Sumer and Ur

c)

Memphis and Thebes

d)

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

7.

India is known as both

a)

supercontinent

b)

subcontinent

c)

island

d)

peninsula

8.

The collection of tribes people moved into India from north of the Black and Caspian Sea around 1500 BCE.

a)

Aryans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Brahmans

d)

Hittites

9.

We cannot read the Harappan language, but we can read the language of the Aryans, which is...

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Pictographs

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphics

10.

Select one reason why the Aryans are so important to India's history.

a)

They destroyed the Harappan culture.

b)

The leader united all of India under a set of laws.

c)

Their social structure developed into the Caste System, and their religion developed into Hinduism.

d)

They were the first to farm and bring trade to India.

11.

A person's social class in Ancient India was determined in a Caste System by:

a)

education

b)

wealth

c)

religion

d)

birth

12.

The "duty one has to perform" or "the law of one's being" is known in the Caste System as...

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Aryan

d)

Hinduism

13.

The belief that people can be born again into a new life is known as:

a)

Hinduism

b)

Dharma

c)

Karma

d)

Reincarnation

14.

In the Caste System, if you are part of the highest Caste, or priestly, you are considered:

a)

Brahman

b)

Vaishya

c)

Kshatriya

d)

Sudra

15.

In the Caste System, if you are a warrior, you are part of the _________________ Caste.

a)

Brahman

b)

Vaishya

c)

Kshatriya

d)

Sudra

16.

In the Caste System, if you are a landowner, you are part of the ___________ Caste.

a)

Brahman

b)

Untouchables

c)

Vaishya

d)

Sudra

17.

Those seen as subhuman, who performed jobs nobody else wanted, and were "out of the Caste" were called:

a)

Brahman

b)

Untouchables

c)

Vaishya

d)

Sudras

18.

The correct order of the Caste System is:

a)

Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, Untouchables

b)

Kshatriyas, Brahmans, Vaishyas, Sudras, Untouchables

c)

Vaishyas, Sudras, Kshatriyas, Brahmans, Untouchables

d)

Vaishyas, Untouchables, Sudras, Kshatriyas, Brahmans

19.

The metaphor or symbol used to represent the Caste system and Indian society is:

a)

an elephant

b)

a mountain

c)

The Buddha

d)

the human body

20.

Could people in India marry into a different Caste or Varna?

a)

Yes

b)

No