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WorksheetsAncient India Pt 1 Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the mountain range that separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia
The Andes
The Rockies
The Himilayas
The Alps
Which of the following is true about Indian Monsoons
They bring wet winters
They bring wet summers
They bring rain year round
They only bring dry air
Where was the earliest civilization in the Indian Subcontinent located?
The Ganges river valley
The Deccan Plateau
The Thar Desert
The Indus river valley
Which of the following statements about the Indus river valley civilization is false.
They were ruled by a king
They had a large public bath and extensive plumbing
Historians don't know why the civilization collapsed
Their cities were organized in a grid system
What is the name of the central-asian ethnic group that migrated to India during the 2nd century BCE
Aryans
Mesopotamians
Harappans
Tibetans
What is the language spoken by the Indo-Aryan people?
Persian
Tamil
Sanksrit
None of the above
Why is the Aryan religion called Brahmanism?
Aryan priests were called Brahmins
Brahman is the name of their sacred text
Brahman is the name of the language Aryans spoke
All of the above
What are the varnas?
Aryan priests
The teachings of the Buddha
The name of the four main social divisions in Aryan society
The religious texts of Jainism
Which of the four castes was the highest in the social hierarchy?
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors)
Vaisyas (farmers and craftspeople)
Sudras (workers and servants)
What are the Vedas?
The teachings of the Buddha
The deities of Hinduism
The social castes of Aryan society
None of the above
The Upanishads is an example of...
The Vedas
A Vedic text
A Buddhist Sutta
None of the above
The affects of your action on your soul (which can influence your next life) are called...
Karma
Moksha
Nirvana
Dharma
Following your social role and obeying your duty is called
Nirvana
Varna
Moksha
Dharma
Which of the following best describes moksha.
The reincarnation of one's soul into another body
The unavoidability of human suffering
Freedom from the cycles of reincarnation
Avoiding causing harm to any living thing
Which of the following is not one of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
Suffering is inevitable
Suffering is caused by evil gods
People can reach nirvana by overcoming their desires
People can achieve enlightenment by following the eightfold path
What was the Buddha's original name?
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Mahavira
Siddharta Gautama
Jains are vegetarians
True
False
Which of the following religions believes in reincarnation
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
All of the above
Which sect of Buddhism believes in following the Buddha's teachings exactly as he gave them?
Theravada Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
King Asoka converted to what religion and helped spread it throughout Asia?
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
