WorksheetsAncient India Review Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which city was known for its advanced sewer system?
Uruk
Mohenjo Daro
Cairo
Where were the first settlements in Ancient India?
Indus River Valley
Ganges River Valley
Eastern and Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau
This is what Hindus call the supreme power that can take the form of many deities.
Shamash
Vishnu
Brahman
Zeus
Select the answer choice that lists the castes from highest to lowest.
Shudra, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Brahmin
Vaishya, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Shudra
Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaishya, Brahmin
Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra
Both Hindus and Buddhist believe in the concepts of dharma, karma, and samsara (reincarnation)
True
False
This was the name of the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire who ruled both harshly and successfully.
Ashoka
Chandragupta
Alexander the Great
This was the name of the leader of the Mauryan Empire who ruled during its greatest height, converted to Buddhism, and spread Buddhist values through his edicts.
Ashoka
Chandragupta
Alexander the Great
Mohenjo Daro's writing system has been deciphered.
True
False
The public building in Mohenjo Daro's citadel that stored grain was called...
the Great Bath
the Granary
the Ziggurat
This public pool in Mohenjo Daro may have been used for religious purposes.
The Great Bath
The Granary
The Ziggurat
We know Mohenjo Daro was carefully planned because archaeologists discovered
gridded streets making large city blocks
religious temples
large palaces
Both Siddhartha Gautama and Chandragupta Maurya gave up their royal lives to become
brahmins
shudras
ascetics
friends
What did Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) discover after meditating under the Bodhi Tree?
1 Noble Truth
2 Noble Truths
3 Noble Truths
4 Noble Truths
The Buddha taught that to find enlightenment, one should follow the
Eightfold Path
Sixfold Path
Yellow Brick Road
The goal of Buddhists is to find everlasting peace known as
moksha
nirvana
