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Ancient India

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which rivers did the Indus River Valley civilization live along?

a)

Nile & Ganges

b)

Indus & Ganges

c)

Nile & Mississippi

2.

Which important technologies did the Indus River Valley civilization come up with?

a)

The Wheel

b)

The lighbulb

c)

Sewers & measurement systems

d)

Sturdier horse saddles

3.

What changes did the Aryans bring to society once the Indus peoples were gone? (pick all that apply)

a)

Iron weapons and tools

b)

Clans with rulers

c)

A new language

d)

They built even larger cities

4.

A group of people who travel from place to place, following weather patterns and not staying in one place for too long are known as ___________.

a)

Travel agents

b)

The Royal Canadian Mounties

c)

Nomads

d)

Vedas

5.

The sacred texts of Hinduism are called?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Qur'an

c)

Vedas & Upanishads

d)

Karma

6.

(a)   is the effect of a persons' actions in this and previous lives.

7.

Who set out on a journey to find enlightenment and founded Buddhism?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Egyptian Pharaohs

d)

The Brahmins

8.

The Caste system _____________

a)

brought different groups of people together

b)

helped create new trade routes

c)

organized people into fixed social groups that were not treated equally

d)

was first thought up by Pennsylvanians

9.

The Untouchables _______________ (choose all that apply)

a)

Earned the most well-paying jobs in Indian society

b)

Were not treated equally

c)

Received the worst jobs in Indian society

10.

The TOP class of the Caste System?

a)

The Sudras (laborers)

b)

The Kshatriyas (warriors/politicians)

c)

The Brahmins (priests, teachers)

d)

The Vaishyas (traders/artisans)

11.

Define 'Reincarnation' in 1-2 sentences!

4 lines
12.

Moksha is?

a)

Another name for Caste

b)

The first step to becoming a Hindu

c)

The end of the reincarnation cycle, when the soul becomes free

13.

Buddhist beliefs (select 3 of the 4)

a)

Buddha accepted the Hindu belief in Karma

b)

Buddha did not believe in any singular God

c)

Buddha did not believe in the caste system

d)

Buddha believed in a warrior lifestyle

14.

Buddhist rules that people seeking Nirvana should follow

a)

The three wise rules

b)

The six factual statements

c)

The Four Noble Truths

d)

The Right Rules of Reincarnation

15.

Why did the Indus River Valley civilization enjoy the flooding of rivers?

a)

Flood waters would populate farmland soil with nutrients and minerals

b)

For huge fishing opportunities

c)

So they could go swimming

d)

They used the floods to hurt their enemies