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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
a)
Subcontinent
b)
Peninsula
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Summer Monsoon
2.

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Himalaya Mountains

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

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Deccan Plateau

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

4.

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Arabian Sea

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

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Indian Ocean

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

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Indus River

a)

H

b)

I

c)

J

d)

K

7.

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Indus River

a)

H

b)

I

c)

J

d)

K

8.

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Ganges River

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

9.

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Thar Desert

a)

H

b)

I

c)

J

d)

K

10.

Along which river did the Indus Valley Civilization develop?

a)

Indus River

b)

Nile River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Euphrates River

11.

Name the cities that archaeologists have found in the Indus Valley.

a)

Mohenjo Daro

b)

Harappa

c)

Hindu Kush

d)

Khyber Pass

12.

The tallest single mountain peak in the world.

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Himalyas

c)

Mt. Olympus

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

13.

____________ bring a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India.

a)

Summer Monsoons

b)

Winter Monsoons

c)

Annual Floods

d)

Heat Waves

14.
The ___________ borders India on its east coast.
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Pacific Ocean
15.

How did Hindu religion develop?

a)

from Aryan religion

b)

from local traditions

c)

blended Aryan and local traditions

d)

none are true

16.

Name the founder of Buddhism.

a)

there is no founder

b)

Jesus Christ

c)

Mohammed

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

17.

Where in the world is Hindu religion primarily practiced?

a)

Southeast Asia and Nepal

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

South America

18.

What is the name of the sacred book(s) of Hindu?

a)

the Bible

b)

The Vedas

c)

the Torah

d)

There is no sacred book

19.

What is the name of the sacred book(s) of Buddhism?

a)

The Vedas

b)

The Koran

c)

The Torah

d)

There is no sacred book

20.

A sum of all of the good and bad things that a person does in their lifetime

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

caste

d)

Brahman

21.

Moksha is

a)

union with Brahman

b)

release from samsara

c)

the ultimate goal of Hindu practitioner

d)

all of the above

22.

The religious and moral duties of daily life is

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

samsara

d)

nirvana

23.

the rigid social system in which death and rebirth is the only way to change one's situation

a)

reincarnation

b)

samsara

c)

caste

d)

dharma

24.

What is the goal of the Buddhist practitioner who follows the eightfold path?

a)

moksha

b)

nirvana

c)

salvation

d)

forgiveness

25.

Which of the following is the First Noble Truth?

a)

suffering is caused by cravings

b)

suffering is present in all things and nothing last forever

c)

the way to end suffering is to give up all cravings

d)

the way to end suffering is to give up all cravings

26.
Who started Buddhism?
a)
Jesus
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Justin Timberlake
d)
King Asoka 
27.
Which religion has the belief that you are born into a class or caste because of your karma?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
28.
What do the Four Noble Truths say is the cause of our suffering?
a)
Anger
b)
War
c)
Hope
d)
Desire
29.

The Eightfold Path

a)

The Buddhist guidelines for how to live.

b)

The Hindu guidelines for how to achieve moksha

c)

The Egyptian path through the afterlife

30.

Four Noble Truths

a)

The four truths about the world that guide Buddhists

b)

The four truths about the world that guide Hindus

c)

An ancient text written in sanskrit.

d)

A law code in ancient India

31.

Nirvana

a)

A state of being free of suffering that ends the cycle of reincarnation

b)

An ancient text, written in sanskrit, detailing the four noble truths

c)

A sacred place in India

d)

A state of being compounded by want and desire.

32.

Buddhism

a)

A religion founded in India and based off of Hinduism

b)

A religion that is not practiced today

c)

A religion that is basically the same as Hinduism

d)

A religion that worships following your desires

33.

The system that gives a rigid structure to Hindu's social and religious lives

a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)

Caste

d)
Moksha
34.

An ancient Indian language. That many of the classic texts of Hinduism were written in.

a)

Sanksrit

b)

Hieratic

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hieroglyphics

35.
What does the word "Buddha" mean? 
a)
One who has become free
b)
One who has become strong in the force
c)
One who has been driven to the dark side
d)
One who has become enlightened 
36.

Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called

a)

alms.

b)

nirvana.

c)

the Four Noble Truths.

d)

Buddhism.

37.

The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the

a)

Four Noble Truths.

b)

ascetic lifestyle.

c)

Hindu religion.

d)

Eightfold Path.

38.

What two groups were part of the upper class?

a)

Brahmans Kashatriyas

b)

Vaishyas and Sudras

c)

Brahmans and Sudras

39.

Who were the untouchables?

a)

Brahmans

b)

Dalits or Outcastes

c)

Sudras

40.

What jobs did Brahmans have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

41.

What jobs did Kshatriyas have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

42.

What jobs did Vaishyas have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

43.

What jobs did Sudras have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

44.

What jobs did Dalits or Outcastes have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

dirty jobs

45.

True or False: You can reach a higher caste during your lifetime

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Untouchables worked as servants, craftsmen, and laborers.

a)

True

b)

False

47.
How did a person become a member of a caste?
a)
They were born into it
b)
They got to choose their caste
c)
The Brahmins selected it for you
48.
The caste system divided Indian society into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation.
a)
True
b)
False
49.

What was King Ashoka Famous for?

a)

For uniting India

b)

For creating Hinduism

c)

For his big ears

d)

For creating Buddhism

50.
What faith did Asoka adopt during his rule?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
51.
What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?
a)
Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.
b)
He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.
c)
Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.
d)
Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.
52.
What was Buddha's name?
a)
Sumatra
b)
Sidney
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
Suzanne 
53.
Where did Siddhartha begin his meditation?
a)
On the biggest hill in the land
b)
In his back garden
c)
Under the Bodhi tree
d)
In a river
54.
What is the Buddha believed to have achieved?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Entrapment
c)
The gold cup on Mariokart
d)
Peace
55.
These are seasonal WIND patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.
a)
Rain
b)
Monsoons
c)
Subcontinent
56.
What do you call the most important language of India?
a)
Krikit
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Kritah
57.
This system divided Indian society into groups based on birth, wealth, or job.
a)
Paste
b)
Caste
c)
Taste
58.
The _____________ were seen as the highest ranking because they performed rituals for the gods.
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Brahmins
c)
Vaisyas
59.
The process of rebirth is called _______________.
a)
Buddhism
b)
reincarnation
c)
Vishnu
60.
This is the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas.
a)
fasting
b)
meditation
c)
Buddha
61.
This is the state of perfect peace.
a)
nirvana
b)
fasting
c)
reincarnation
62.
Regarded as the highest mountains in the world, the ________________ separate India from the rest of Asia.
a)
Alps
b)
Himalayas
c)
Swiss
63.

Vedas is

a)

works of hindu literature.

b)

a book that was created by the Dalits.

c)

a cycle of Rebirth, reincarnation.

d)

a river located in the west area of Ancient India.

64.

Brahma, The _________

a)

Destroyer

b)

Maker

c)

Creator

d)

River goddes.

65.

What are two of the main cities in Ancient India?

a)

Mohenjo Daro & Harappa

b)

Indus & Ganges

c)

Mohenjo Daro & Ganges

d)

Indus and Persia

66.

What creates limited knowledge of Mohenjo Daro & Harappa?

a)

There are many artifacts to study.

b)

Buildings have collapsed.

c)

Archaeologists have not been able to decipher Ancient Indian writing.

67.

Streets crisscrossed in a neat pattern is proof of

a)

A dry climate

b)

City planning

c)

Flooded streets

68.

__________________ is built on a hill in the western part of the city.

a)

Courtyard

b)

Grain storage bins

c)

Citadel or fortress

69.

Thousands of same-sized brick were used to

a)

Pave streets

b)

Build homes

c)

Both A & B

70.

People were able to retrieve water for homes from a

a)

River

b)

Faucet

c)

Well

71.

What is the greatest achievement for Mohenjo Daro?

a)

A sewer system

b)

Crisscrossed streets

c)

Grain surplus storage

72.

Seals were used to

a)

Close pyramids tightly

b)

Tell stories

c)

Mark goods with writing and symbols

73.
The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?
a)
the Nile River
b)
the Indus River
c)
the Tigris River
74.
In what language were the sacred hymns and poems of the Aryans composed?
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Aryan
c)
Hindi
75.
India is a subcontinent of which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
76.
What do historians call the civilization that developed in the Indus River Valley?
a)
the Harappan civilization
b)
the Indus civilization
c)
the Hindi Kush civilization
77.
Much of what we know about the Aryan society comes from religious writings known as the...
a)
Vedas
b)
Rajas
c)
Harappan Hymns
78.

Streets crisscrossed in a neat pattern is proof of

a)

A dry climate

b)

City planning

c)

Flooded streets

79.

Oven

a)

Kiln

b)

Fou

c)

Hurno

d)

Ofen

80.

The people of Indus River valley made pottery, _______ and seals, and statues.

a)

stamps

b)

papyrus

c)

ziggurats

d)

pyramids

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