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India Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which number on the map represents the location of the Himalaya Mountains in India?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

2.

Which number on the map represents the location of the Indus River in India?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

3.

Which choice describes a benefit of Summer Monsoons in India?

a)

Provides water for agriculture

b)

Severe flooding of cities

c)

Causes landslides

d)

Makes transportation difficult

4.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?

a)

the Dalai Lama

b)

Sarawati

c)

Lakshmi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

5.

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow

a)

all desires

b)

the Eightfold Path

c)

the Four Noble Truths

d)

suffering

6.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
7.
The sacred texts from Hinduism are:
a)
The Vedas & Upanishads
b)
The Old & New Testament
c)
The Torah
d)

The Book of the Dead

8.
The mountain range to the north, in India, is the __________________.
a)
Adirondacks
b)

Gobi

c)
Himalayas
d)
Alps
9.
Hinduism started in the ______________.
a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Tigris River Valley

c)

Nile River Valley

d)

Ganges River Valley

10.
Hinduism believes in __________ which is the process of birth, life, death, and rebirth.
a)
Karma
b)
Reincarnation
c)

Dharma

d)

Buddha

11.

Hinduism believes that there is a universal spirit that they could become one with after several cycles of reincarnation. What is this universal spirit called?

a)
Brahman
b)
Nirvana
c)

Shiva

d)

Veda

12.

Nomadic group who invaded the Indus River Valley around 1500BC

a)

The Assyrians

b)

The Babylonians

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Aryans

13.

What is a monsoon?

a)

A type of storm that causes flooding

b)

a Buddhist shrine

c)

the leader of an Indus Valley tribe

d)

a teacher

14.

What was the caste system?

a)

a rigid social hierarchy

b)

a method of irrigation

c)

how the leaders were chosen

d)

the set of laws that Ancient Indians followed

15.

India is a __________.

a)

Island

b)

Region

c)

Nation

d)

Subcontinent