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WorksheetsAncient India Review- Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
Which was a nomadic people that migrated to the Indus River Valley c. 1500 B.C.?
Brahmins
Aryans
Sudras
Persians
The early religion of the Aryans required sacrifices to be made to the gods by the priests. The priests were known
as …
Untouchables
Brahmans
Vedas
Vaisyas
The rituals of Hinduism and many hymns to their gods were found in the ancient Sanskrit texts called …
Mohenjo-Daro
Brahmanism
Vedas
Psalms
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator god, is called …
Brahma
Ganga
Krishna
Shiva
India’s written language is called…
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Sanskirt
Sumerian
A large landmass that is set apart from a larger continent by land or water is known as what?
A continent
A subcontinent
A state
A kingdom
What two mountain ranges separate the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?
Mt. Everest and Mt. Kangchenjuna
The Himalayas and Mt. Everest
The Hindu Kush and Mt. Everest
The Himalayas and The Hindu Kush
What is a monsoon?
Strong winds blowing from a colder area to a hotter area, that brings heavy rain causing areas to flood.
A dry period where it does not rain and is very hot
Strong winds that typically bring heavy snow.
A very wet and rainy period.
The highest mountain range in India is the...
Kangchenjunga
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Rocky Mountains
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 in size?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
According to the caste system which group includes warriors and rulers?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
Which action was forbidden by India’s caste system?
eating certain foods
moving from one village to another
marrying someone from a different caste
going to the marketplace to acquire goods
Imagine that a Hindu woman who is close to death believes that she will be reincarnated as a cockroach.
What does this woman most likely believe?
The cockroach is the highest being.
She did not live a very good life and has bad karma.
She should repent her sins before dying.
Her spirit animal is a cockroach.
Which is the best explanation for why Hindus are forbidden to eat beef and why many Hindus are vegetarians?
Hindus believe that the god Vishnu sometimes appears as a cow and other animals. In Hinduism, beef is forbidden because one of Vishnu’s avatars was a cow.
Hindus believe that cows are sacred animals and that all living things are part of the Brahma.
Hindus believe that cows are unclean and should only be eaten by the lower castes.
Cows of India are too stinking cute to eat.
Which geographic occurrence led to the creation of the Himalayan Mountains?
the eruption of volcanoes
mud flows from monsoons
the movement of continental plates
The Yeti making a snow castle
Hinduism believes in __________ which is the process of birth, life, death, and rebirth. (Fill in the blank)
Karma
Reincarnation
heaven
the afterlife
Mohenjo-Daro was an Ancient India civilization that had a/an ____________________.
Starbucks
advanced plumbing system
elementary school
swimming pool
