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Ancient India Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Aryan written language
a)
Cuniform
b)
Heiroglyphics
c)
karma
d)
Sanskrit
2.
Social group a person is born into and can not change.
a)
Karma
b)

Varna

c)
Sanskrit
d)
Monsoon
3.
Rebirth of the soul in a different body
a)

Reformation

b)

Restart

c)

Resurrection

d)

Reincarnation

4.
Divine Law: Do your duties
a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Vedas

5.

Ancient sacred writings of Hinduism

a)

Vedas

b)

Caste

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

Buddism

6.

a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Karma

d)

Dharma

7.

A major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

8.

A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

9.

A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

nirvana

d)

reincarnation

10.
ruler of the Mauryan Empire, he extended his control over most of India and spread Buddhism
a)

the Buddha

b)

Ashoka

c)

monsoon

d)

Aryans

11.
Himalayas
a)

the highest mountain range in the world

b)

A mountain range that borders NC

c)

Another name for the Rocky Mountains

d)

Another name for Hindu Kush

12.

Clans of people who were warriors and nomads that migrated into ancient India

a)

Hindus

b)

Mongols

c)

Aryans

d)

Indians

13.

Largest city of the Indus Valley Civilization

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Xi'an

d)

Giza

14.

Dynasty covering most of northern India and ruled by the Gupta family.

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Mauryan Empire

c)

Ashoka

d)

Eightfold Path

15.

Guidelines for Buddhists to follow to live their lives

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

Vedas

c)

Nirvana

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

16.

The man who became the Buddha

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Prince Ashoka

c)

Chandra Gupta II

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

17.

The basic truths you must accept in Buddhism

a)

Hinduism

b)

Four Noble Truths

c)

Eightfold Path

d)

Four Holy Facts

18.

Rigid social structur determining a person's position in society.

a)

Ranking

b)

Nirvana

c)

Caste System

d)

Nobility

19.
Large landmass distinct from continent
a)
Subcontinent
b)
Continent
c)
Island
d)
Ithimus
20.

Another name for the Indus Valley Civilization

a)

Harappan Civilization

b)

Aryan Civilization

c)

Mohenjodaro Civilization

d)

Ganges Civilization