WorksheetsAncient India Study Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What mountain range did the Aryan Migration travel over?
The Hindu Kush
The Himalaya
The Alps
The Sierra Nevada
What is a subcontinent?
A piece of an island
A large piece of a land
A small piece of land
An island
What animal is sacred to Hindus?
dog
cat
elephant
cow
Name the two major rivers of northern India.
Nile and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
Indus and Euphrates
What geographic feature protected the Indus River Valley’s Northern region?
The Himalaya
The Alps
The Deccan Plateau
The Indian Ocean
What is one belief that Hindus and Buddhists have in common?
Both religions believe in Brahman.
Both religions believe in reincarnation.
Both religions believe in nirvana.
Both religions believe in dharma.
What was one major city found in the Indus River Valley?
Ur
Athens
Cairo
Mohenjo-Daro
What Indian civilization formed the world’s first planned cities?
Aryan
Guptan
Harappan
Mauryan
What probably caused the end of the Harappan civilization?
a civil war
an invading army
monsoon winds and rains
earthquakes and lack of rainfall
The social hierarchy of India is called
Brahmanism
reincarnation
Buddhism
the caste system
Who were the people that migrated to India through the Khyber Pass?
Guptans
Harappans
Aryans
Mauryans
What are the earliest scriptures of the Hindus called?
Vedas
Hinduism
Meditation
Sanskrit
The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama are found in
which of the following?
the Vedas
the Bhagavad Gita
the Four Noble Truths
the Ramayana
Describe Asoka’s rule after converting to Buddhism.
war-torn
lacking in food
peaceful
unequal
Buddhists believe that...
all people are evil
desire is the cause of human suffering
the cow is sacred
people should not help one another
The Golden Age of India occurred during this empire.
The Vedic Age
The Harappans
The Mauryans
The Guptas
Which ruler created the first Indian Empire and what was it called?
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Chandra Gupta I
Chandra Gupta II
What trade goods did the Gupta Empire have?
ivory
salt
milk
gold
How far east did the Gupta Empire trade?
Rome
Arabia
China
Persia
How far west did the Gupta Empire Trade?
China
Rome
Arabia
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