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Ancient India Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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.

Indo-Aryan language

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Chinese

d)

Sanskrit

7.

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

a)

Caste system

b)

Pyramid system

c)

Hierarchy system

8.

A major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

9.

The rebirth of one’s soul

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

vedas

10.

The effect a person’s actions have on their soul

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

moksha

11.

A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

12.

A state of peace that is free from suffering and desire

a)

moksha

b)

nirvana

c)

karma

d)

meditation

13.

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

14.

A fortress, typically on high ground to protect a city.

a)

Citadel

b)

Monastery

c)

Temple

d)

Rashad

15.

To move from one place to another

a)

meditate

b)

estimate

c)

migrate

d)

immigrant