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WorksheetsU8: Ancient India
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The first Ancient Indian civilizations developed along which river?
The Ganges River
The Indus River
The Euphrates River
The Brahmaputra River
Farming settlements began in the Indus Valley during what year?
3000 BCE
300 BCE
300 BC
30 BC
India can be best described as...
an island
a separated nation
a subcontinent
a continent
The Thar Desert is located where within India?
The South
The Northeast
The Northwest
The West
The main body of water on the Western side of India is...
The Atlantic Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Arabian Sea
The Bay of Bengal
What mountains did the Aryan people cross to get into India?
The Indian Mountains
Mount Everest
The Himalayas
The Hindu Kush
The trade winds that determined when/what farming could occur in Ancient India were...
tsunamis
the seasonal equinox
monsoons
hurricanes
What TWO countries use to be included in India's territory?
1. Bangladesh
2. Afghanistan
1. Bangladesh
2. Pakistan
1. Afghanistan
2. Pakistan
1. Sri Lanka
2. Bangladesh
What city in Ancient India lied farthest from the Arabian Sea?
Mumbai
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Delhi
What does the "Mohenjo-Daro" translate to?
"Hill of the dead"
"Hill of the city"
"Dead on the hill"
"Hill near the water"
Which of the following innovations was NOT found within Mohenjo-Daro?
Sturdy brick houses
An elaborate drainage system
Houses built up to three stories high
Terracing
Which of the following is not a theory associated with the end of the Indus Valley Civilization?
They were defeated by another culture/group of individuals.
A tsunami from the Arabian sea wiped out the city.
The movement of tectonic plates caused a devastating earthquake.
A great flood weakened the civilization.
Where did the Aryan invaders of Ancient India come from?
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
What writing style did the Aryans bring with them?
Script
Hinduism
Arabic
Sanskirt
What religion was a result of Ancient Indian and Aryan beliefs?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Islam
Hinduism is the largest/most practiced religion in India today
False
True
What was the name of the religion which Aryan's practiced before coming to India?
(a)
What book contains the writings of Hinduism?
The "Virtues"
The "Sanskrit"
The "Vedas"
The "Bible"
Hinduism...
is monotheistic
is polytheistic
has no gods
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are...
all Hindu gods
all Buddhist gods
the first two are Hindu, the last is Buddhist
the first one is Hindu, while the last two are Buddhist
How many principles does Jainism follow?
4
12
14
5
When born into a certain caste level in Ancient India...
you can only move up never down.
you could never move.
you could move down and up as you wanted.
you could move up whenever you wanted.
The groups at the top of the Caste System were...
the Brahmins
the Vaishyas
the Sudras
the Dalits
Siddhartha Guatama started which religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Islam
Which of the follow is NOT part of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
Suffering is caused by the desire to satisfy ourselves
Ordinary life is full of suffering
The way to end desire to to follow the Highest Path
The way to end suffering is to end desire for our selfish goals
The "Middle Path" is also called...
The Eightfold Path
The Sanskrit Path
The Buddhist Path
The Right Path
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar as they both include...
self preservation
self worship
self denial
self regulation
Buddhism believes that the physical surroundings of humans are really just an...
necessity
priority
illusion
guarantee
Which Empire came first...
The Maurya
The Indus River Valley Civilization
The Gupta
The Maurya Empire was from
322 B.C.E- 184 B.C.E
300 C.E- 180 C.E
322 C.E- 184 C.E
300 B.C.E- 100 B.C.E
Which advancement in medicine DID NOT occur under the Gupta Empire?
Plastic surgery
C-Sections
Anesthesia
Organ replacements
Mahabharata (the Sanskrit literature) is...
one of the world's largest literary works
one of the world's shortest literary works
one of the worlds unreadable literary works
one of the most complicated literary works
What body part was cut off in Ancient India when punishing those for committing a crime?
A toe
A finger
The nose
An ear
How many planets did the Ancient Indians identify within the solar system?
4
All 9
7
8
What direction did Ancient Indian magnetic compasses point when sailing the Indian Ocean?
South
East
North
West
