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Ancient India

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Indus River Valley located?

a)

East Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

Middle of Asia

d)

North Asia

2.

What two modern countries border the Indus River Valley?

a)

Egypt and Ethiopia

b)

Persia and China

c)

Pakistan and India

d)

Ethiopia and China

3.

What is Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

ancient Persian spiritual leader

b)

ancient Aryan game

c)

ancient Indian warrior

d)

an Indus River Valley ancient city

4.

People with no permanent home are called

a)

nomads

b)

Aryan

c)

mopeds

d)

the untouchables

5.

Which of these is an ancient Indian language?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

nomadic

c)

Aryan

d)

Persian

6.

Where did the Aryans migrate from?

a)

Germany

b)

Turkey

c)

Iraq

d)

Russia

7.

What are Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Athara?

a)

Indian empires

b)

Persian empires

c)

the Vedas

d)

leaders of Hindu

8.

Where did the Persians migrate from?

a)

Iran

b)

Turkey

c)

Russia

d)

Ethiopia

9.

Who was Cyrus II?

a)

the founder of the Persian Empire

b)

the founder of the Gupta Empire

c)

the founder of Hindu

d)

the founder of Buddhism

10.

How did Ashoka communicate with his people?

a)

speeches

b)

Indus Valley River road system

c)

oracle bones

d)

carved the news on columns

11.

Which of these did the Guptas do?

a)

spread Buddhism

b)

invent the compass

c)

develop the decimal system

d)

create the zero

12.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

Brahman

b)

the Buddha

c)

Vishnu

d)

Ashoka the Great

13.

Which of these are part of the Four Noble Truths. (Pick 2)

a)

Suffering is a part of life. Everyone suffers.

b)

Karma determines what kind of life you will have.

c)

Suffering is caused by people thinking things will make them happy. . .

d)

Life is tough! Deal with it!

e)

Do unto others as you would like them to do to you.

14.

What is a caste?

a)

reincarnation

b)

a rigid social structure

c)

something you wear on a broken bone

d)

the teaching of Buddha

15.

Hinduism is based on which of these?

a)

the Vedas

b)

the decimal system

c)

Siddartha

d)

monkism

16.

Which of these jobs would be performed by an "untouchable"?

a)

soldier

b)

priest

c)

farmer

d)

butcher