Worksheets6th Gr SS Chap 9-Ancient India
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate
jati
raja
Himalaya
Sanskrit
monsoons
a social group that one is born into and cannot change
jati
raja
Himalaya
Sanskrit
monsoons
the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe
jati
raja
Himalaya
Sanskrit
monsoons
mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia
jati
raja
Himalaya
Sanskrit
monsoons
the written language developed in Aryan villages
jati
raja
Himalaya
Sanskrit
monsoons
Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers?
Arabian
Bengal
Ganges
Indian
7. The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of _________.
brick
grass
stone
wood
What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?
A. disease and famine
B. earthquakes and floods
C. hurricanes and wildfires
D. volcanoes and monsoons
Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River Valley around 1500 B.C.?
A. Aryans
B. Ganges
C. Sudras
D. rajas
In India's varna system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?
A. common people
B. priests
C. Untouchables
D. warriors and rulers
the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life
A. nirvana
B. Jainism
C. karma
D. dharma
E. reincarnation
a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn into their next lives
A. nirvana
B. Jainism
C. karma
D. dharma
E. reincarnation
an Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect for all living things
A. nirvana
B. Jainism
C. karma
D. dharma
E. reincarnation
the rebirth of the soul
A. nirvana
B. Jainism
C. karma
D. dharma
E. reincarnation
an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness
A. nirvana
B. Jainism
C. karma
D. dharma
E. reincarnation
Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world's third largest religion today?
A. Aryanism
B. Brahmanism
C. Buddhism
D. Hinduism
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called _______
A. Brahman.
B. Indra.
C. Krishna.
D. Siva.
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?
A. the Dalai Lama
B. Lakshmi
C. Sarawati
D. Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up ________
A. all desires.
B. the Four Noble Truths.
C. the Eightfold Path.
D. suffering
The two groups of Buddhists who spread the Buddha's ideas to Southeast Asia were _______
A. Nirvana and Varna.
B. Ceylon and Sri Lanka.
C. Dharma and Karma.
D. Theravada and Mahayana.
Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound
A. pilgrim
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. stupa
D. Bhagavad Gita
E. Ashoka
a section of an ancient religious, heroic poem
A. pilgrim
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. stupa
D. Bhagavad Gita
E. Ashoka
used trade routes to travel to holy sites
A. pilgrim
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. stupa
D. Bhagavad Gita
E. Ashoka
the Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule
A. pilgrim
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. stupa
D. Bhagavad Gita
E. Ashoka
founded India's first empire
A. pilgrim
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. stupa
D. Bhagavad Gita
E. Ashoka
The Mauryan dynasty set up which type of government?
A. city-state
B. democratic
C. theocratic
D. well-run
Who was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
A. the Buddha
B. Ashoka
C. Chandra Gupta Maurya
D. Kalidasa
Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?
A. Ashoka
B. Gupta
C. Hindu
D. Kalidasa
Which is an epic poem about a ruler who rescues his captured wife and that grew to about 25,000 versus
A. Bhagavad Gita
B. Vishnu
C. Ramayana
D. Hinduism
Which Indian invention affected the study of mathematics and science?
A. algebra
B. algorithms
C. geometry
D. the symbol zero
31. One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra.
True
False
The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.
True
False
Theravada Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is a god.
True
False
During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike.
True
False
Indian astronomers stated that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun.
True
False
a private teacher
A. Vedas
B. guru
C. Siddartha Gautama
D. Dalai Lama
E. stupas
contained religious objects and served as places of worship
A. Vedas
B. guru
C. Siddartha Gautama
D. Dalai Lama
E. stupas
sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers
A. Vedas
B. guru
C. Siddartha Gautama
D. Dalai Lama
E. stupas
became known as the Buddha
A. Vedas
B. guru
C. Siddartha Gautama
D. Dalai Lama
E. stupas
Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet's government
A. Vedas
B. guru
C. Siddartha Gautama
D. Dalai Lama
E. stupas
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of _______
A. Africa.
B. Asia.
C. Europe.
D. South America.
Most Indus Valley people lived in
A. farming villages.
B. large cities.
C. small towns.
D. large ranches.
Mahayana Buddhism spread to which of the following countries?
A. Cambodia
B. China
C. Greece.
D. Thailand.
What is one fact about monsoon winds?
A. They sometimes blow only in the spring.
B. They happen every year.
C. They always bring disaster to farmers.
D. They have no effect on daily life in India.
During the monsoon rains, winds blow from
A. east to west across the Himalaya.
B. land to sea.
C. sea to land.
D. southern India to the north
Who developed the current form of Jainism?
A. Ashoka
B. Mahavira
C. the Buddha
D. Siddhartha Gautama
The key element of Jainism is ahisma, which means ___________
A. all old men become gods.
B. there are many gods to worship.
C. cats are to be protected as gods.
D. there should be nonviolence toward all living things.
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote ______
A. ahisma
B. Buddhism
C. Hinduism.
D. Jainism.
The Gupta Empire successfully traded goods such as
A. gold.
B. iron.
C. paintings.
D. sculptures.
Which Ancient civilization will our test be on?
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Ancient India
Ancient Egypt
