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Ancient India Quiz Part 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India is part of the Asian ______________.

a)

subcontinent

b)

continent

c)

world

d)

region

2.

The three main rivers of India are...

a)

the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.

b)

the Indus, the Ganges and the Godavari.

c)

the Nile, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.

d)

the Indus, the Amazon and the Brahmaputra.

3.

Which Indian monsoons bring rain and flooding?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

4.

The first Indus River Civilization was the ...

a)

Harappa

b)

Mauryan

c)

Ashoka

d)

Gupta

5.

The Harappa civilization was very advanced and had brick houses with indoor bathrooms.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Most Harappan people worked as ...

a)

farmers.

b)

craftsmen.

c)

warriors.

d)

priests.

7.

The Harappan civilization disappeared around...

a)

1500 BC.

b)

2000 BC

c)

1500 AD

d)

1000 AD

8.

After the Harappan civilization,...

a)

Persia and Macedonia ruled India.

b)

the Mongols and China ruled India.

c)

India was in chaos.

d)

warlords ruled India.

9.

After Alexander the Great died, ________________ began conquering the Macedonian satrapies.

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Seleucus

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta II

10.

Chandragupta Maurya maintained his empire...

a)

with a huge army and spies.

b)

with warrior priests.

c)

by marrying important wives.

d)

by reaching nirvana.

11.

Ashoka (270-232 BC) conquered ____ of India.

a)

2/3

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

3/5

12.

Ashoka spread the religion of ________ throughout his empire.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

13.

Chandragupta I was Chandragupta Maurya's grandson.

a)

True

b)

False