WorksheetsAncient India Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
According to the Gupta Empire map, the Hindu Kush are located closest to which river?
Arabian
Ganges
Indus
Nile
According to the Gupta Empire map, which of the following bordered the Gupta Empire to the northeast?
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Himalaya
India
According to the map, the Gupta Empire at its widest point is about how many miles across?
100
500
1,000
1,500
India’s ancient people relied on three major rivers for
defense and hunting
farming, transportation and trade
hunting and religion
construction and empire-building
The three major rivers in Ancient India were the Brahmaputra, the Indus and the (a)
Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
Ahimsa
British colonial rule
Caste system
The Eightfold Path
Monsoon winds bring pouring rains to India during which season?
spring
fall
winter
summer
Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people?
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo-Daro
Pakistan
Pataliputra
Which group in the caste system is the smallest?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
According to the caste system which group includes warriors and rulers?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
The Hindu belief of the rebirth of the soul is called
(a)
Ashoka was an important leader of the __________ __________
(a)
One of the reasons Buddhism became popular in India is because it did not support
The caste system
Dharma
The Hindu gods
Life after death
Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Krishna
Lakshmi
According to historians, astronomers in ancient India proposed the theory that the Earth
was flat
was shrinking
revolved around the sun
was the center of the universe
The Mahabharata...
asks for divine help in offering sacrifices
is one of the Vedas
tells the story of the king Rama
is the longest poem written in any language
Which of the following was an important contribution of mathematicians in ancient India of the Gupta period?
The development of physics
The development of geometry
Explaining the idea of the concept of zero
The idea of fractions
What is the relationship between karma and reincarnation?
your karma determines what jati you are reincarnated into
your jati determines your karma
your karma is what reincarnates you
karma is how you get to enlightenment
The beliefe that you should practice non-violence toward all living things is the core believe of _____________ and is called __________.
Hinduism, Ahisma
Buddhism, Nirvana
Jainism, Ahisma
Jainism, Eightfold Path
"Make sure your mind keeps your senses under control" is part of:
Upanishads
Eightfold Path
Four Noble Truths
Vedas
Which of the following is a Buddhist belief?
Desire is the cause of suffering
No one can reach the highest spiritual plane
The cow is a sacred animal
All living creatures are connected to Brahman
