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Ancient India

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT one of the four castes in ancient India?

a)

philosophers and teachers

b)

farmers and traders

c)

priests

d)

warriors and kings

2.

Buddha believed that people could stop suffering if they____________.

a)

gave up slaves

b)

worked harder

c)

followed the laws of his country

d)

stopped wanting things so much

3.

How did Asoka become a peaceful king?

a)

He finished conquering all of India

b)

He became a Buddhist

c)

He lost a war against Alexander the Great

d)

He rejected Buddhism

4.

What happened to Buddhism after Asoka died?

a)

It became less popular and was eventually stopped completely.

b)

It become more popular among the people of India, but never spread further.

c)

It became more popular and spread through India and the rest of the world.

d)

It stayed popular but only in India.

5.

Read the sentence and decide if it is True or False


Ancient Indian civilization began along the Ganges

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Read the sentence and decide if it is True or False


Buddha means "Great King"

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Asoka was a peaceful king before he became a Buddhist.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The people who invaded India in 1500 BC were called the Ganges.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Siddhartha was a prince, but he became a wandering monk.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The people of India, soon after the Aryan invasion, began a strict caste system.


True or False?

a)

True

b)

False