WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
a)
warrior
b)
priests
c)
farmers
d)
merchants
2.
Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus Valley?
a)
They all wanted the cities to be identical
b)
They had difficulity completing task
c)
They were intelligent and talented
d)
They knew how to deal with monsoons.
3.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
4.
Nirvana
a)
Band
b)
State of perfect peace
c)
City state in India
d)
Buddah's nickname
5.
Divided India's society into groups?
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Social Classes
d)
Hinduism
6.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
7.
A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a
a)
cast
b)
family
c)
raja
d)
caste
8.
Buddhism originated in which country?
a)
China
b)
Korea
c)
Thailand
d)
India
9.
Who founded Buddhism?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
The Brahman
c)
Ramayana
d)
Mahabharata
10.
Which of the following religions believe in reincarnation and is found predominately in India?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Hinduism
11.
Which of the following describes he greatest effect the Hindu caste system had on India
a)
Different castes shared the same rules for governing heir behavior
b)
foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste
c)
People had to stay in the same caste to which they were born
d)
Caste were encourae to interact with one another
12.
What you do in this life determines what happens in the next life is __________.
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
rebirth
d)
karma
13.
What determined what caste a person belonged to?
a)
They were born into whatever caste their parents belonged to.
b)
At age 12, children were tested over skills and knowledge to see where their achievement placed them.
c)
The priests assigned the caste when a child reached adulthood.
d)
Everyone began life as a Dalit, but moved up if they pleased the gods.
14.
The two main rivers in India are the ________ and the _______.
a)
Nile and the Ganges
b)
Ganges and the Indus
c)
Nile and the Indus
d)
There are no major rivers in India
15.
Who brought Hinduism into India?
a)
The Chinese
b)
The Indians
c)
The Aryans
d)
The Americans
16.
What Indian invention do we use everyday at school?
a)
The numerals 1-9 and zero
b)
Drawing
c)
Reading poetry
d)
Physical Education
17.
Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?
a)
Ashoka
b)
Hindu
c)
Gupta
d)
Kalidasa
18.
To which Varna would skilled craftspeople have belonged?
a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Sudras
19.
What advancements were found in Mohenjo-Daro and other Indus cities?
a)
Castle walls, and cannons
b)
Sewers, trash chutes, toilets
c)
Public transportation
d)
Ziggurats or temples
20.
Where did people first settle near India?
a)
Indus River
b)
Nile River
c)
Himalaya Mts.
d)
Ganges River
21.
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
22.
What is a caste?
a)
reincarnation
b)
a rigid social structure
c)
something you wear on a broken bone
d)
the teaching of Buddha
23.
__________________ was a strong ruler, the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors.
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
Asoka
c)
Candra Gupta II
d)
Hun
24.
Gupta Empire astronomers figured out that the __________________ was round
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
sky
25.
How did Asoka treat other religions in the Mauryan Empire?
a)
He punished people who practice Hinduism.
b)
Asoka only allowed people to practice Buddhism and Hinduism.
c)
Asoka forced all of the people to practice Hinduism.
d)
He wanted all religions to be honored and respected.
26.
Which religion did Asoka convert to?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
27.
India was the home of which empires?
a)
Tang and Song
b)
Mauryan and Gupta
c)
Roman and Byzantine
d)
Mongol and Russian
28.
This military leader founded the Mauryan Empire
a)
Candra Gupta I
b)
Candragupta Maurya
c)
Asoka
29.
The first emperor of the Gupta dynasty
a)
Candragupta Maurya
b)
Candra Gupta I
c)
Samudra Gupta
30.
The ancient Indians invented inoculation and many people today still get vaccines.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
He founded India's first large empire
a)
The Storyteller
b)
Bhagavad Gita
c)
Ashoka
d)
ChandraGupta Maurya
32.
The ancient Indians discovered how many planets in our solar system?
a)
9
b)
7
c)
8
33.
To end suffering, one must follow the...
a)
Karma
b)
Four Noble Truths
c)
Moksha
d)
Eightfold Path
34.
What religion/philosophy follows the 4 noble truths
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Taoism
35.
India's climate depends on what type of weather?
a)
Trade winds
b)
Monsoons
c)
El Nino
d)
Hurricanes
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