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Ancient India

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient India was united for the second time under which empire?

a)

Golden Age

b)

Mauryan

c)

Ajanta

d)

Gupta

2.

Which of the following was a characteristic of Gupta rule?

a)

extreme poverty

b)

lasting prosperity

c)

constant warfare

d)

unstable government

3.

Why have many historians called Gupta rule a golden age?

a)

because the Guptas were gold miners

b)

because advances in arts and sciences took place

c)

because archaeologists discovered gold artifacts

d)

because Gupta rule was relatively short-lived

4.

Which of these events immediately followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chandragupta I came to power.

b)

The Guptas divided the empire into provinces.

c)

India broke apart into separate kingdoms.

d)

The Guptas fought among themselves for power.

5.

What form of literature is the Bhagavad Gita?

a)

poetry

b)

drama

c)

comedy

d)

novel

6.

What forms of literature were created by Gupta writers?

a)

plays

b)

poems

c)

folktales

d)

all of the above

7.

Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics?

a)

counting to nine

b)

developing the decimal system

c)

shaping iron pillars

d)

subtracting numbers

8.

Which achievement during the Gupta Empire is most related to education?

a)

the use of bright color on paintings

b)

a system of universities and colleges

c)

coins that pictured rulers' accomplishments

d)

a system of roads with signs and rest houses

9.

By 600 BCE, the Indus Valley was separated into many small kingdoms. This was about 1000 years after which group's migration?

a)

The Hebrew

b)

The Aryan

c)

The Persian

d)

The Han

10.

Which of the following are true in relation to Ashoka the Great? Select all that apply. There are multiple answers.

a)

Ashoka created four edicts that were designed to give his empire a strong foundation

b)

Hinduism spread throughout India and other parts of Asia during his reign

c)

He was in charge an empire that covered ⅔ of the Indian subcontinent

d)

He was Chandragupta Maurya’s son

11.

What was the period during the Gupta Empire called?

a)

The great famine age

b)

The literature age

c)

The golden age

d)

The palm-leaf age

12.

The empire covering much of northern India that was ruled from about 320 C.E. to about 550 C.E.

a)

Ashoka

b)

edict

c)

Mauryan Empire

d)

Gupta Empire

e)

alliance

13.
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
a)
Aryabhata
b)
Ashoka
c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
d)
Kalidassa
14.

Which of these is a Hindu belief?

a)

Anyone can achieve nirvana

b)

A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.

c)

An individual does not have a soul.

d)

Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.

15.

Which of these is a Buddhist belief?

a)

Conquer your enemies for glory

b)

Desire is the cause of suffering.

c)

The cow is a sacred animal.

d)

The right ceremonies and rituals will result in enlightenment.

16.

Buddhism was founded by

a)

Ghandi

b)

Alexander

c)

Siddartha

17.

The belief that if you do bad things in this life you will suffer for it in the next life.

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Parma

d)

Farma

18.

A monsoon is a

a)

Seasonal wind

b)

Strong storm

c)

Heavy rains

19.

The highest position in the Indian caste system was....

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

20.

The working class in the caste system was

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

21.

This Indian ruler converted to Buddhism after witnessing the carnage of a great battle.

a)

Chandra Gupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Alexander

d)

Ramses

22.

A Buddhist temple is called a...

a)

Synagogue

b)

Cathedral

c)

Stupa

d)

Mosque

23.

After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Empire in India....

a)

declined

b)

expanded

c)

conquered China

d)

conquered Persia

24.

The one word that would best describe Ashoka's reign would be....

a)

militaristic

b)

peaceful

c)

tyranny

d)

oppressive

25.

Many Buddhist temples were built in India by this leader

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandra Gupta

c)

Alexander

d)

Ramses

26.

The Indian caste system was instituted by the_______

a)

Guptas

b)

Aryans

c)

Greeks

d)

Mughals

27.

Buddhism appealed to a wider of people because

a)

Buddhists believed in many gods

b)

Buddha traveled to many places

c)

Buddhism treated all people equally

d)

Buddhist poetry was so good

28.

A large part of a continent is a

a)

mini continent

b)

subcontinent

c)

lower continent

d)

peninsula

29.

A wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons is a

a)

hurricane

b)

typhoon

c)

monsoon

d)

tornado

30.

This is a social order that determines one's place in society.

a)

pyramid

b)

caste system

c)

social order

d)

vedas

31.

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India, which became the most important language?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

sanskrit

d)

calligraphy

32.

Where is the Indus River Valley?

A
B
C
33.

______________ became known as the Buddha.

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Vedas

c)

Dalai Lama

d)

Stupas

34.

Which letter represents the Indian Ocean?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

35.

Which letter represents the Bay of Bengal?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

36.

Which letter represents the Arabian Sea?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

37.

Which letter represents the location of the Indus River?

a)

C

b)

H

c)

I

d)

G

38.

Which letter represents the location of the Ganges River?

a)

C

b)

H

c)

I

d)

G

39.

Which letter represents the location of the Hindu Kush Mountains?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

B

d)

G

40.

Which letter represents the location of the Himalaya Mountains?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

B

d)

G

41.

Which letter represents the location of the Deccan Plateau?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

B

d)

G

42.

Which letter represents the location of the Thar Desert?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

B

d)

G

43.

Mountains...

a)

Provide protection from invaders

b)

Flood the rivers with melting snow

c)

Bring down sediments that fall on the flood plain

d)

Keep the people of India isolated

44.

Summer Monsoons...

a)

cause thunderstorms and heavy rains

b)

fish for food and a way of travel and trade

c)

are when the warm air from the ocean meet the cold air of the mountains

d)

occur all year round

45.

Reincarntaion is...

a)

only in Hinduism

b)

believe life is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

c)

rebirth into a new and different body

d)

in both Hinduism and Buddhism

46.

Karma is...

a)

only in Buddhism

b)

how we behave in this life (our thoughts and actions)

c)

is the effect of our thought and actions - good or bad

d)

in both Hinduism and Buddhism

47.

Brahman...

a)

the supreme divine being in which all gods and goddess stem from

b)

is the destroyer of obstacles

c)

belief that plants and animals are sacred

d)

is a god closely related to India's government

48.

Mainly practiced in Southeast Asia (China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam)

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

49.

Most practiced religion in India

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

50.

believe people strive to reach Moksha

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

51.

Follow the Four Noble Truths

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

52.

Believe people can become enlightened

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

53.

has multiple holy books including the Vedas

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

54.

Believes that all life is in a state of suffering

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Both

55.

Who was the son and the successor of Chandragupta-1

a)

Samudragupta

b)

Skandagupta

c)

Kumaragupta

d)

Pushyamithra Sunga

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