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Ancient India Review Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city was known for its advanced sewer system?

a)

Uruk

b)

Mohenjo Daro

c)

Cairo

2.

Where were the first settlements in Ancient India?

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Ganges River Valley

c)

Eastern and Western Ghats

d)

Deccan Plateau

3.

This is what Hindus call the supreme power that can take the form of many deities.

a)

Shamash

b)

Vishnu

c)

Brahman

d)

Zeus

4.

Select the answer choice that lists the castes from highest to lowest.

a)

Shudra, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Brahmin

b)

Vaishya, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Shudra

c)

Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaishya, Brahmin

d)

Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra

5.

Both Hindus and Buddhist believe in the concepts of dharma, karma, and samsara (reincarnation)

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This was the name of the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire who ruled both harshly and successfully.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Alexander the Great

7.

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.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Alexander the Great

8.

Mohenjo Daro's writing system has been deciphered.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The public building in Mohenjo Daro's citadel that stored grain was called...

a)

the Great Bath

b)

the Granary

c)

the Ziggurat

10.

This public pool in Mohenjo Daro may have been used for religious purposes.

a)

The Great Bath

b)

The Granary

c)

The Ziggurat

11.

We know Mohenjo Daro was carefully planned because archaeologists discovered

a)

gridded streets making large city blocks

b)

religious temples

c)

large palaces

12.

Both Siddhartha Gautama and Chandragupta Maurya gave up their royal lives to become

a)

brahmins

b)

shudras

c)

ascetics

d)

friends

13.

What did Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) discover after meditating under the Bodhi Tree?

a)

1 Noble Truth

b)

2 Noble Truths

c)

3 Noble Truths

d)

4 Noble Truths

14.

The Buddha taught that to find enlightenment, one should follow the

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

Sixfold Path

c)

Yellow Brick Road

15.

The goal of Buddhists is to find everlasting peace known as

a)

moksha

b)

nirvana