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Ancient India Study Guide

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Hindu Kush?
a)

a mountain range northwest of India

b)

the highest mountain range in the world

c)

a vast desert to the west of the Himalayas

d)

the winds that flow northward during the summer

2.
Which of the following were characteristics of the Harappan civilization?
a)

producers of wool clothing, houses used indoor plumbing, created a system of weights and measures

b)

houses used indoor plumbing, created a system of weights and measures, created the first system of writing in India

c)

influenced by Egyptian religious practices, created a system of weights and measures,cities established along the Ganges River

d)

cities established along the Ganges River, houses used indoor plumbing, created a system of weights and measures

3.
How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar?
a)

They both spoke the same languages.

b)

They both built pyramids in which to bury their dead.

c)

They both used the same system of weights and measures.

d)

They both created irrigation systems to supply water to their crops.

4.
What is a grama?
a)

a language spoken by early Aryans

b)

a collection of stories that has cultural value

c)

a community made up of many family members

d)

a group of people who migrated from Central Asia

5.
What group of people were part of the Brahmins in Aryan society.
a)

priests

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

laborers and non-Aryans

d)

farmers, craftspeople, and traders

6.
What group of people were part of the Vaisyas in Aryan society.
a)

priests

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

laborers and non-Aryans

d)

farmers, craftspeople, and traders

7.
What group of people were part of the Sudras in Aryan society.
a)

priests

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

laborers and non-Aryans

d)

farmers, craftspeople, and traders

8.
What group of people were part of the Kshatriyas in Aryan society.
a)

priests

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

laborers and non-Aryans

d)

farmers, craftspeople, and traders

9.
What are samskaras?
a)

people who do not belong to a particular caste

b)

dresses worn for special occasions, like a wedding

c)

evil spirits that cause people to commit evil actions

d)

rites of passage for different stages in a person’s life

10.
According to Hindu belief, what determines whether people will have bad or good karma?
a)

their wealth

b)

their profession

c)

their social level

d)

their choices in life

11.
Which religion followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence?
a)

Jainism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Early Hinduism

d)

Modern Hinduism

12.
Which religion followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally?
a)

Jainism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Early Hinduism

d)

Modern Hinduism

13.
Which religion is the oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts?
a)

Jainism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Early Hinduism

d)

Modern Hinduism

14.
Which religion has the largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
a)

Jainism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Early Hinduism

d)

Modern Hinduism

15.
Which of the following is one of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths?
a)

There is no life after death.

b)

Suffering is a part of human existence.

c)

People should refuse foods they love to eat.

d)

People can reach nirvana with help by priests.

16.
According to Buddha, how can people avoid the process of reincarnation?
a)

by passing away

b)

by living a good life

c)

by reaching nirvana

d)

by giving your money away

17.
Which of the following groups were a part of the Mauryan caste system?
a)

artisans, farmers, soldiers

b)

doctors, lawyers, farmers

c)

lawyers, artisans, doctors

d)

missionaries, farmers, artisans

18.
Which development ended Mauryan warfare throughout India under Asoka’s rule?
a)

the death of his son

b)

the spread of the plague

c)

his conversion to Buddhism

d)

his marriage to a Hindu princess

19.
How did the Gupta Empire end?
a)

Hun armies invaded the country.

b)

Farmers rebelled in protest of the caste system.

c)

Disease from China spread throughout the country.

d)

Monsoon winds failed to bring needed rain to the subcontinent.

20.
Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals?
a)

Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone.

b)

Alloys were less expensive to produce than one metal alone.

c)

Alloys created taller buildings than the use of only one metal.

d)

Alloys could be made into swords whereas one metal could not.

21.
Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians?
a)

Indian mathematicians invented calculus.

b)

Indian mathematicians invented geometry.

c)

Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero.

d)

Indian mathematicians were the first to use negative numbers.