WorksheetsHistory
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
Who are historians?
a)
People who study history
b)
People who make history
c)
People who study science
d)
People who make science
3.
Who was Marco Polo?
a)
An Author
b)
A Trader
c)
A Traveler
4.
Language of ancient India
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Nepalese
c)
Persian
d)
Aryan
5.
What was the result of the Aryan migration into India?
a)
The Harappan civilization disappeared
b)
Buddhism spread to India
c)
The invention of farming
d)
The spread of Islam
6.
Which of the following is true about the Harappan civilization?
a)
They had a high degree of urban planning
b)
They were successful farmers who domesticated cotton and chicken
c)
They had no military
d)
All of the options
7.
What are the Vedas?
a)
The Hindu equivalent of the Ten Commandments
b)
Oral traditions of hymns and prayers that became part of Hinduism
c)
A story that explains the importance of following one's Dharma
d)
Holy rivers in India where Hindus are cremated
8.
The Mauryan emperor who once ruled through violence, but then became a peaceful Buddhist and helped spread the religion was...
a)
Changragupta
b)
Asoka
c)
Changragupta I
d)
Tamerlane
9.
Which of the following important discoveries came under the Gupta Empire
a)
The Wheel
b)
Heliocentric Model
c)
The concept of zero
d)
The compass
10.
The Mughal, or Mongol descendent, emperor who built as a tomb for his wife was..
a)
Shah Jahan
b)
Akbar
c)
Ashoka
d)
Chandragupta
11.
The Mughal Emperor who preached religious tolerance between Hindus and Muslims was..
a)
Gandhi
b)
Akbar
c)
Shah Jahan
d)
Ashoka
12.
What good in India was most important to the British?
a)
Grain
b)
Tea
c)
Rice
d)
Dandelions
13.
After the Sepoy Rebellion, the British East India company no longer controlled India. Instead it was now ruled by a Governor because...
a)
It was now a colony of Britain
b)
The military controlled India
c)
The French gained control
d)
India became independent
14.
Why did Traditional Indian industries decline under British rule?
a)
The British forced Indians to grow cash crops instead
b)
The British outlawed the harvest of grains
c)
Britain established many factories
d)
Britain was not interested in goods like tea
15.
Self-rule, or having your own country, is the biggest desire for
a)
Nationalists
b)
Imperialists
c)
Monopolists
d)
Monotheists
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