WorksheetsAncient India Pre-Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
_________ is a a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
Subcontinent
City-State
Country
County
Which 3 rivers are in India?
Yellow, Yangtze, Yinnik
Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow
Nile, Amazon, Tigris
Indus, Ganges. Brahmaputra
How many monsoon seasons are there?
1
2
3
4
What seasons bring monsoons?
Winter, Summer
Winter, Spring
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
The Indus River Valley contains which two major cities?
Memphis, Cairo
Harappa, Mohenjo- Daro
Beijing, Tokyo
Harappa, Thebes
Most people in Harappa __________
were farmers
played the didgeridoo
worshipped one god
went swimming
The main crops were (select all that apply)
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Barley
True or False: Winter Monsoons bring rain and flooding
True
False
True or False: Winter monsoons bring dry air and moderate temperatures
True
False
True or False: Summer monsoons bring dry air and moderate temperatures
True
False
True or False: Summer monsoons bring rain and often flooding
True
False
What evidence of language has been found?
Pictograms on seals
Cave paintings
Hieroglyphics on tombs
Written script on coins
True or False: We do not know a lot about the Harappans and their cities because we haven't deciphered their pictograms.
True
False
Why did the Harappans disappear? (Select all that apply)
Climate change
Disease
socio-economic upheaval
invasion
Harappans worshipped gods associated with....
human forces
emotions
natural forces
space forces
A satrapy is a
province
city
city-state
country
True or False: Chandragupta Maurya expanded the Mauryan empire through conquests and alliances
True
False
True or False: Ashoka was Chandragupta Maurya's grandson
True
False
After seeing the horrors of war Ashoka announced he would follow the teaching of which religious figure?
Buddha
Zeus
Horus
Loki
During the Gupta empire which religion became dominant?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
The Iron Pillar of Delhi honored which Hindu god?
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Devi
India's society is based off of which system....
Caste System
Social Class System
Omni-Directional Movement System
Upper Caste System
Which is an achievement of Ancient India? (select all that apply)
inoculation
algebra
flushing toilets/sewer
astronomy
True or False: Polytheism is the belief in one god or goddess
True
False
True or False: Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods or goddesses
True
False
