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Ancient India

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Archaeologist who discovered Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro:

a)

Sir John Hubert Marshall

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Ray Vander

d)

Buddha

2.

A scholar who studies languages is called:

a)

teacher

b)

linguist

c)

disciple

d)

international student

3.

Siddhartha Gautama changed his name to:

a)

Ghandi

b)

the god of meditation

c)

Buddha

d)

Allah

4.

A wind that reverses direction with the change of season:

a)

storm

b)

typhoon

c)

monsoon

d)

hurricane

5.

In India, the social class is called:

a)

food chain

b)

family

c)

caste

d)

dynasty

6.

Who was the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Buddha

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Prince Ali

d)

dharma

7.

The outcasts; rejected by others and excluded from normal life:

a)

untouchables

b)

deterred

c)

united

d)

lepers

8.

________ united most of the Indian subcontinent.

a)

Asoka

b)

Prince Ali

c)

dharma

d)

Hubert Marshall

9.

In Hinduism the great god called the "great soul" or "world soul" is_________.

a)

nirvana

b)

Brahman

c)

Vedas

d)

Athena

10.

The idea that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being is called__________.

a)

pantheism

b)

karma

c)

rencarnation

d)

new age

11.

The belief that a person lives more than once in different bodies is called_________.

a)

dharma

b)

pantheism

c)

Buddhism

d)

reincarnation

12.

What is Dharma?

a)

Gained understanding

b)

A state of complete enlightenment

c)

The duty a Hindu must follow to become part of Brahman

d)

The universe is god

13.

The 2 basic social groups in India are ________ and _________.

a)

the family and the missionaries

b)

the family and the caste

c)

the untouchables and the caste

d)

the pyramid and the dynasty

14.

Most people living in modern India claim ________ as their religion.

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam