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India Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?
a)
Gupta Empire
b)

Buddhist Empire

c)
Indo-Aryan Empire
d)
Mauryan Empire
2.

The famous Indian mathematician and astronomer who wrote a book on arithmetic, algebra, and trigonometry is?

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandra Gupta I

c)

Aryabhata

d)

Buddha

3.
The Gupta Empire is known as the ________ in Indian history
a)
Economic Age
b)
Peaceful Age
c)
Golden Age
d)
Bronze Age
4.

A perfect state of happiness for Buddhists is called?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Heaven

c)

Moksha

d)

The Buddha

5.

The ancient Indian language was known as...

a)

Latin

b)

Tamriel

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Greek

6.

The belief that a person' soul is reborn into a new body after death is

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

monism

7.

Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in a form of Karma and Reincarnation

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Is Buddhism the oldest religion in the world?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Who created the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Asoka

b)

Siddartha Gautama

c)

Chandra Gupta

10.

Who were the first to invade the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

The Assyrians

b)

The Babylonians

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Aryans

11.
India was the home of which empires?
a)
Tang and Song
b)
Mauryan and Gupta
c)
Roman and Byzantine
d)
Mongol and Russian
12.

India is located to the ___ of the Arabian Peninsula.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

13.

Buddhism and Hinduism both originated from...

a)

Rome

b)

Arabia

c)

India

d)

Asia

14.

A way of life that some consider a religion.

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

15.

Hindus believe in a supreme power called Brahman.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
Your good or bad actions in this life is called your ___________________, you should always try to have the good kind.
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Vedas
17.
People of India were divided into social classes called the ___________________ system
a)
Economic
b)
Caste
c)
Political
d)
School
18.

In order to end the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism, one must reach ___________.  

a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)

Asoka

d)

Gupta

19.

Who is the Creator god in Hinduism?

a)
Shiva
b)
Brahma
c)
Vishnu
d)

Buddha

20.
This determines the state of your reincarnation...What goes around, comes around!
a)
Vedas
b)
Karma
c)
Aryans
d)
Upanishads
21.

What body of water is located west of India

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Ganges River

22.

What is the island located directly south of India?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Bengal

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Pakistan

23.

Which mountains form a border between India and China?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Khyber Pass

d)

Appalachian

24.

India is one of the most __________ countries in the world

a)

wealthy

b)

populated

c)

lonely

d)

segregated

25.
Which religion did Asoka convert to?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
26.

Ashoka improved learning throughout his empire by...

a)

Constructing schools and libraries

b)

Inventing the first vaccines

c)

Creating the decimal and number system

d)

Creating a golden age of learning in his Gupta Empire

27.

Which religion believed in the caste system?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Both

d)

Neither

28.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandra Gupta

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Brahman

29.

__________________  was a strict ruler and warrior. He became the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors. 

a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
Asoka
c)
Candra Gupta II
d)
Hun
30.

The teachings that human suffering can be overcome by following the eight fold path

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

31.

True or False: Brahmins were at the lowest of the low in the caste system

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The Mauryan Empire was tolerant of the different religions throughout India

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What did Asoka believe about how people should treats others from other religions after he converted to Buddhism?

a)

They should no talk to anyone different

b)

They should convince others to convert to their own religion

c)

They should respect them

d)

They should insult them because of their beliefs

34.

What is the name of the lowest Indian caste?

a)

Peasant

b)

Slave

c)

Worker

d)

Untouchable

35.

India’s first civilization began in the valley around the ____________.

a)

Nile River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Indus River