WorksheetsAncient India 2021
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
India was protected from enemy invasion by the Himalayan Mountain range.
Economy
Politics/Government/Leadership
Geography
Religion
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
Most Indian people believe in one of three practices Buddhism, Hinduism, or Jainism.
Economy
Politics/Government/Leadership
Geography
Religion
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
The Harrapan culture built cities and at the center, they had a Citadel, which is considered the capital where the leaders ruled over the people.
Economy
Politics/Government/Leadership
Geography
Religion
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
The Varnas were a part of the Aryan civilization and divided people into groups.
Economy
Politics/Government/Leadership
Geography
Social Structure
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
Ancient India relied on the Indus River to prosper.
Economy
Politics/Government/Leadership
Geography
Social Structure
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
Ancient India relied on the Indus River to prosper.
Economy
Politics/Government/Leadership
Geography
Social Structure
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
The Harrapan culture had running water, drains, and a pool in the courtyard.
Economy
Achievements
Geography
Social Structure
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
The Gupta traded with places like China and Rome using land and sea routes.
Economy
Achievements
Geography
Social Structure
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
Mohandas Gandhi led the people of India against the British government.
Economy
Achievements
Geography
Politics/Government
Name the key concept of the following sentence:
The Vaisyas were farmers, craftsmen, and merchants and made up most of society in the Indus civilization.
Economy
Achievements
Geography
Social Structure
Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:
Follow the Eightfold Path to enlightenment.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:
Believe in performing your duty to your caste (dharma) to achieve good karma.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:
Believe in ahimsa, which means that a person should not harm any living creature.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:
Split into two groups that had different beliefs about gods and worship.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:
Believed in reaching nirvana through personal suffering - giving up all worldly possessions.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Read the phrase and determine which religion it is associated with:
The founder was Siddhartha Gautama who became known as Buddha.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Which caste is described below?
This social class was considered the priests and teachers.
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
Which caste is described below?
This social class was considered the soldiers and warriors.
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
Which caste is described below?
This social class was considered below the social class pyramid and were forbidden to enter temples and schools.
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
Which caste is described below?
This social class was considered the most common class and were skilled farmers and merchants.
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
Which caste is described below?
This social class was considered servants to the upper class.
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
Which caste is described below?
This social class had jobs that required them to work during the night and sleep during the day.
Vaisyas
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
What vocabulary word means:
A large landmass smaller than a continent?
sanskrit
subcontinent
monsoon
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
The first written language of India.
sanskrit
subcontinent
monsoon
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
A major religion that developed in India, the main belief was that all souls are part of one universal spirit.
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
A major religion that developed in India, the founder was Siddhartha Gautama, the main belief was inner peace comes from ending desire.
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
A person's personal duty, based on social class or varna.
karma
monsoon
Buddhism
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
A good or bad force created by a person's actions and determined whether a person's soul would be reincarnated into a higher or lower form.
karma
monsoon
Buddhism
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
An Indian social class structure where jobs are restricted based on their varna.
karma
monsoon
caste
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
A seasonal wind change that brings huge amounts of rain, specifically around the Indian Ocean.
karma
monsoon
caste
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
An ancient sacred book of writings.
karma
monsoon
vedas
dharma
What vocabulary word means:
An idea that the soul is reborn into many different lives.
karma
reincarnation
vedas
dharma
