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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Siddhartha Gautama is known as the first...

a)

Emperor

b)

Buddha

c)

Thinker

d)

Philosopher

2.

What are the two major religions in India?

a)

Daoism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

e)

Buddhism

3.

What does Buddhism try to find?

a)

the answer to eternal life (or never dying)

b)

the answers to all of the questions in the world

c)

the way to develop strong cities

d)

the secret to stopping human suffering

4.

How did the Caste System shape Indian society?

a)

It made everyone become Buddhist

b)

It encouraged vegetarianism

c)

It created a strict guide for social classes

d)

It promoted the Sanskrit script

5.

What is the world's highest mountain system?

a)

Rockies

b)

Smokies

c)

Himalayas

6.

Who were the Sudras in the caste system?

a)

Rulers

b)

Warriors

c)

Priests

d)

Servants

7.

Who was at the top of the caste system in Ancient India?

a)

Teachers

b)

Sudras

c)

Priests

d)

Rulers

e)

Farmers

8.

What is it called when a person's good or bad actions determine the future caste of an individual's existence?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Karma

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Buddha

9.

Who is at the bottom of India's caste system and considered "vile" due to their religious customs?

a)

Jainism

b)

Untouchables

c)

Servants

d)

Sudras

10.

In the Caste System, a person's birth, wealth, or occupation determines their:

a)

place in society

b)

marital status

c)

job options

d)

the number of children they can have

11.

Which river valley was the Harrappan civilization formed around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Indus River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Euphrates River

12.

Which major ancient Harappan city is represented by Mojo Jojo?

a)

Harappa

b)

Lothal

c)

Mohenjo Daro

d)

Chanduharo

13.

Monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia. It blows from the southwest between May and September, bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon).

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Hinduism has no single founder, but originated from the mixing of Harappan and Aryan cultures in ancient India around 1500 BCE.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The belief that spirits return to earth many times in different forms, attempting to become one with Brahman, is known as?

a)

Dharma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Caste System

d)

Sudra

16.

_____________________ is the sum of all your deeds, good and bad.

a)

Karma

b)

Sudra

c)

Dharma

d)

Vaisya

17.

Good deeds involve following your ______________, or duties dependent on your position, gender and occupation.

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Vedres

c)

Dharma

d)

Sudra

18.

_____________________into which a person is born and lives their entire life and separated Indian society into distinct social classes in which everyone knew their place and believed that if they followed their dharma they would be reincarnated into a better one.

a)

Hierarchy

b)

Family Tree

c)

Caste System

d)

Oligarchy

19.

The Southern half of the Indian subcontinent is a large ____________

a)

Peninsula

b)

plateau

c)

desert

d)

forest

20.

Who made up the social class where the people were second from the top in the caste system?

a)

warriors

b)

priests

c)

merchants

d)

slaves

21.

A religion that believes in many gods is...

a)

monotheistic

b)

atheistic

c)

mythological

d)

polytheistic

22.

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammad

c)

Abraham

d)

There is no one specific founder.

23.

The sacred text of the Hindus...

a)

Bible

b)

Vedas

c)

Quran

d)

Torah

24.

True or False : Hindus believe that you live only one lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The belief that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...

a)

karma

b)

sin

c)

reincarnation

d)

brahman

26.

The accumulation of all of your good and bad deeds is called...

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

shiva

d)

veda

27.

Who is the Hindu god of protection?

a)

Brahma

b)

Shiva

c)

Vishnu

d)

Chris

28.

Who is the Hindu god Brahma?

a)

The destroyer

b)

The creator of the world

c)

The protector of the world

d)

The one who makes fire

29.

Shiva is the Hindu god of:

a)

destruction

b)

fire

c)

protection

d)

creation

30.

Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains located?

a)

Option D

b)

Option G

c)

Option E

d)

Option C

31.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Guatama

d)

Attilla

32.

Buddhists follow a path to enlightenment. How many "folds" are there in this path?

a)

24

b)

4

c)

16

d)

8

33.
Buddha was born as a ________.
a)
pauper
b)
prince
c)
king
d)
rich brat
34.

Buddha learned the 4 Noble Truths by finding enlightenment and reaching nirvana.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Where does human suffering come from?

a)

From nature

b)

From wanting what we cannot have

c)

From wanting what we cannot have, and keeping what we like and already have

d)

From wanting what we cannot have, keeping what we like, and not wanting what we do have

36.

What are the 4 Noble Truths?

a)

Suffering and unhappiness, and no one can escape sorrow

b)

No one can escape sorrow, people cause their own misery

c)

No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path

d)

Truth, Justice, and the American Way

37.

What does Buddha mean?

a)

Intelligent One

b)

Enlightened One

c)

Fast One

d)

Religious One

38.
What are Buddhists in search of?
a)
Truth
b)
Nirvana
c)
Heaven
d)
Paradise
39.

Is Buddha a god?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is nirvana?

a)

A state of perfect peace.

b)

Heaven.

c)

Paradise.

d)

A state of perfect pizza.