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Ancient India Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a large part of a continent called?

a)

country

b)

subcontinent

c)

continent

d)

plateau

2.

What do you call a wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons?

a)

monsoon

b)

tsunami

c)

tornado

d)

gust

3.

Name of India’s first civilization that was located along the Indus River.

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Harappa

4.

One of the largest Harappan cities in India.

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Harappa

5.

A collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism. 

a)

Koran

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Vedas

6.

A group from Central Asia who supposedly moved into India and established Vedic society.

a)

Indians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Aryans

d)

Mesopotamians

7.

Indo-Aryan language

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Chinese

d)

Sanskrit

8.

A social order that has determined one’s place in Indian society

a)

Caste system

b)

Pyramid system

c)

Hierarchy system

9.

A major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

10.

The rebirth of one’s soul

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

vedas

11.

The effect a person’s actions have on their soul

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

moksha

12.

One’s spiritual duties

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

moksha

13.

Achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

moksha

14.

A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

15.

Focusing one’s mind on spiritual ideas

a)

moksha

b)

vedas

c)

karma

d)

meditation

16.

A state of peace that is free from suffering and desire

a)

moksha

b)

nirvana

c)

karma

d)

meditation

17.

A prince who discovered enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or the “Enlightened One”

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Aryan

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

18.

A military leader who founded the Mauryan Empire

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Aryan

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

19.

Mauryan king who extended his rule across most of India and prioritized the well-being of his people

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Chandra Gupta II

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

20.

Leader who expanded the Gupta empire and strengthened the economy

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Chandra Gupta II

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

21.

The science of working with metals, which was founded in Ancient India

a)

karma

b)

metallurgy

c)

nirvana

d)

Harappa