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Ancient India

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama became known as 
a)
Hinduism
b)
Hebrew
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
2.
The good or bad actions you do in life that determine whether you change your status in the next stage of reincarnation is known in India as 
a)
dharma
b)
karma
c)
moksha
d)
veda
3.
Believes that desire is cause of human suffering
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
4.
Has many gods, all considered a part of one main god
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
5.
What advancements were found in Mohenjo-Daro and other Indus cities?
a)
Castle walls, and cannons
b)
Sewers, trash chutes, toilets
c)
Public transportation
d)
Ziggurats or temples
6.
What is the highest varna in the Indian Caste System called (priests)?
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Sudras
c)
Brahmin
d)
Dalits
7.
Name of people who came to the Northern part of India in 1500 B.C (noble ones)
a)
Aryans
b)
Persians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Egyptians
8.
Fixed social class where Indian people were born into was called the __________ system
a)
Sewer
b)
Caste
c)
Metric
d)
society
9.
Where did people first settle near India?
a)
Indus River 
b)
Nile River
c)
Himalaya Mts.
d)
Ganges River
10.

Which major river supports life in India?

a)

Indus

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Yangtze

11.

Which of the following were planned cities of the Indian civilization?

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Carthage

d)

Cairo

12.

The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

13.

Which Indian civilization produced some of the world's first planned cities?

a)

Aryan

b)

Guptan

c)

Mauryan

d)

Harappan

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.

Buddhism was founded by

a)

Ghandi

b)

Alexander

c)

Siddartha

16.

Buddhism was founded by

a)

Ghandi

b)

Alexander

c)

Siddartha

17.

Buddhism was created in.....

a)

Tibet

b)

China

c)

Vietnam

d)

India

18.

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

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

19.

The working class in the caste system was

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

20.

The Indian caste system was instituted by the_______

a)

Guptas

b)

Aryans

c)

Greeks

d)

Mughals

21.

This Indian religion believed in reincarnation

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Jainism

d)

All of the above

22.

What are the TWO main religions of India? (It will only allow you to pick one, but pick one of the two!)

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

23.

Which religion is founded on suffering and was developed by a prince who gave up his life of luxury?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

24.

What do we know about India from their early form of writing?

a)

Nothing! We can't read it.

b)

Everything!

c)

The Indians were very religious people.

d)

The Indians only allowed boys to go to school.

25.

The Caste System is _________________.

a)

a great game for Indians

b)

the social hierarchy in India

c)

a fair system for all people

d)

set up so all people benefit

26.
Where did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● China
● India
a)
in river valleys
b)
in the mountian range
c)
in the coastal region 
d)
in the rain forest region
27.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which the soul is reborn.

a)

Varnas

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Karma

d)

Sanskrit

28.

An Indian prince is known as a...

a)

Prince

b)

Raja

c)

Varnas

d)

Jati

29.

What is a guru?

a)

a type of storm that causes flooding

b)

a Buddhist shrine

c)

a teacher

d)

the leader of an Indus Valley tribe

30.
The two main rivers in Ancient India......
a)
Indus & Euphrates
b)
Euphrates & Tigris
c)
Nile & Ganges
d)
Indus & Ganges
31.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
32.
Nirvana
a)
Band
b)
State of perfect peace
c)
City state in India
d)
Buddah's nickname

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