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Ancient India

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life

a)

nirvana

b)

Buddha

c)

karma

d)

dharma

2.

a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn as in their next lives

a)

nirvana

b)

Buddha

c)

karma

d)

dharma

3.

the rebirth of the soul

a)

nirvana

b)

reincarnation

c)

karma

d)

sutra

4.

an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism

a)

nirvana

b)

reincarnation

c)

karma

d)

sutra

5.

The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Buddhism strictly enforced the caste system.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?

a)

the Dalai Lama

b)

Sarawati

c)

Lakshmi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

8.

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow

a)

all desires

b)

the Eightfold Path

c)

the Four Noble Truths

d)

suffering

9.

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

a)

Ashoka

b)

Hindu

c)

Gupta

d)

Kalidasa

10.

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

a)

Art

b)

Science

c)

Literature

d)

Trade

11.

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

12.

To which Varna would skilled craftspeople have belonged?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

13.
Two large cities formed along this?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Indus River
d)
India River
14.
The avoidance of violent actions?
a)
Nonviolence
b)
Non complance
c)
Non verbal
d)
Violent
15.
Divided India's society into groups?
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Social Classes
d)
Hinduism
16.
Trading center of the Indus Valley Civilization?
a)
Harappa
b)
Mohenjo Daro
c)
Mumbai
d)
Agra
17.
One of the largest settlements of the Indus River Valley?
a)
Dehli
b)
Harappa
c)
Indus
d)
Mohenjo Daro
18.
The mountain range to the north, in India, is the __________________.
a)
Adirondacks
b)
Rockies
c)
Himalayas
d)
Alps
19.

What jobs did Brahmans have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

20.

What jobs did Kshatriyas have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

21.

What jobs did Sudras have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

22.

How could someone reach a higher caste?

a)

Good deeds

b)

Bad deeds

23.

If someone's karma was bad what might happen?

a)

they could move up to a better caste

b)

they could be reincarnated as an insect!

24.
The final goal for Hindus, liberation from reincarnation. 
a)
moksha
b)
epic poem
c)
Brahman
d)
guru