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Ancient India recall

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large part of a continent

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Monsoon

c)

Karma

d)

Nirvana

2.

A worldwide religion that has many gods and teaches that people have another life on earth after they die.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Meditation

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Subcontinent

3.

A social system determined by birth.

a)

Monsoon

b)

Meditation

c)

Nirvana

d)

Caste System

4.

All the actions (good or bad) in this life that affect your next life.

a)

Varna

b)

Karma

c)

Buddhism

d)

Nirvana

5.

A place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Karma

c)

Nirvana

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

6.

A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha.

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Varna

c)

Meditation

d)

Buddhism

7.

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

a)

Hinduism

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Nirvana

d)

Atman

8.

India’s first civilization, located along the Indus River.

a)

Harappa

b)

Caste System

c)

Subcontinent

d)

Karma

9.

The cycle of life, death and rebirth

a)

Monsoon

b)

Meditation

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Harappa

10.

Hinduism is based on which of these?

a)

the Vedas

b)

the decimal system

c)

Siddartha

d)

monkism

11.

What is a caste?

a)

reincarnation

b)

a rigid social structure

c)

something you wear on a broken bone

d)

the teaching of Buddha

12.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

Brahman

b)

the Buddha

c)

Vishnu

d)

Ashoka the Great

13.

What is Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

ancient Persian spiritual leader

b)

ancient Aryan game

c)

ancient Indian warrior

d)

an Indus River Valley ancient city

14.

Where is the Indus River Valley located?

a)

East Asia

b)

South Asia

c)

Middle of Asia

d)

North Asia

15.

Why do scholars believe that the Indus Valley had an advanced civilization?

a)
It left behind many written records.
b)
It had a highly organized religion.
c)
Its royal tombs hold many artifacts.
d)
Its cities show advanced planning.
16.
Life began in India along the __________ River.
a)
Nile
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Indus
17.
The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world.  What two cities were at the center of this civilization?
a)
Hormuz and Rome
b)
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
c)
Indus and Brahmaputra
d)
Ganges and Indus
18.
What is India's Holy River called?
a)
Nile
b)
Volga
c)
Ganges
d)
Indus
19.
80% of the people who live in India, practice the ______________ religion.
a)
Judaism
b)
Christian
c)
Muslim
d)
Hinduism
20.

Where is the Indian Subcontinent located?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Africa