WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life
nirvana
Buddha
karma
dharma
a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn as in their next lives
nirvana
Buddha
karma
dharma
the rebirth of the soul
nirvana
reincarnation
karma
sutra
an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism
nirvana
reincarnation
karma
sutra
The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.
True
False
Buddhism strictly enforced the caste system.
True
False
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?
the Dalai Lama
Sarawati
Lakshmi
Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow
all desires
the Eightfold Path
the Four Noble Truths
suffering
Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?
Ashoka
Hindu
Gupta
Kalidasa
During the Gupta Period all of the following flourished except what?
Art
Science
Literature
Trade
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
To which Varna would skilled craftspeople have belonged?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
What jobs did Brahmans have?
priests and scholars
rulers and warriors
merchants, traders and farmers
peasants, laborers and servants
What jobs did Kshatriyas have?
priests and scholars
rulers and warriors
merchants, traders and farmers
peasants, laborers and servants
What jobs did Sudras have?
priests and scholars
rulers and warriors
merchants, traders and farmers
peasants, laborers and servants
How could someone reach a higher caste?
Good deeds
Bad deeds
If someone's karma was bad what might happen?
they could move up to a better caste
they could be reincarnated as an insect!
