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INDIA IN THE ANCIENT PERIOD

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Indus River?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

2.

Where is the Ganges River?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

3.

What is an artifact?

a)

a large area of land that is a smaller subdivision of a continent

b)

a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides but one

c)

a person who moves from one land to another and they also often move in groups

d)

an object that remains from a certain time period in history

4.

Indian astronomers stated that the Earth was round and revolves around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500 BCE?

a)

Dalai Lama

b)

Dayananda Saraswati

c)

Mahavir

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

6.

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Hindu

c)

Gupta

d)

Kalidasa

7.

During the Gupta Period all of the following flourished except what?

a)

Art

b)

Science

c)

Literature

d)

Trade

8.

What is the literary language of Ancient India?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Farsi

d)

Cantonese

9.
According to the caste system, who is at the top of the pyramid and what is their job?
a)
Brahmin- priests
b)
Brahmin-farmer
c)
Sudra-farmer
d)
Sudra-priests
10.
According to the caste system, who is at the bottom of the pyramid and what is their job?
a)
Brahmin-priests
b)
Brahmin-farmer
c)
Sudra- farmer
d)
Sudra- priests