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Ancient India Test Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were some individuals able to pursue specialized careers instead of agriculture?

a)

A surplus of food

b)

Better farming equipment

c)

Taming wild animals

d)

Progress in math and science

2.

True or False:

Hinduism shares a similarity with the religions of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia because they all believed in multiple gods.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which script was used for writing in Ancient India?

a)

Logograms

b)

Pictographs

c)

Symbols

d)

Sanskrit

4.

Which of the following is commonly linked to the concept of reincarnation?

a)

An owl rotating its head completely

b)

Seeds sprouting into new plants

c)

An artist carving a statue from marble

d)

The life of a caterpillar.

5.

True or false:

In Ancient India, was reincarnation the sole method for someone to rise within the caste system?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

During the Gupta period, progress was seen in the field of . . .

a)

Temple construction

b)

Battle strategies

c)

Math

d)

Naval engineering

7.

Which numeral was first introduced by ancient Indian mathematicians?

a)

5,000

b)

20

c)

0

d)

99

8.

Was Buddhism introduced from Ancient India to regions as distant as Afghanistan and Japan?

a)

Yes.

b)

No, it did not reach those areas.

9.

Did the belief in multiple deities originate with the Aryans who migrated to India or with the earlier Indus Valley civilization?

a)

The earlier Indus Valley civilization

b)

Aryans

10.

All River Valley civilizations had a social structure based on their jobs

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Ashoka ruled the Mauryan Empire before the rise of the Gupta Empire. Deeply influenced by Buddhism, he sent groups of people to distant lands to share and promote Buddhist teachings.

What is the term for these individuals who traveled to spread their faith?

a)

Warriors

b)

Missionaries

c)

Clergy

d)

Released captives

12.

True or false:

All of the river valley civilizations discussed made progress in mathematics.

a)

True

b)

This statement is incorrect

13.

True or False:

In Social Structure pyramids, the individuals at the top are considered more significant than those in the lower levels.

a)

True

b)

False