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Ancient India Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a subcontinent?

a)

vast, grassy plain

b)

large, distinct land mass of a continent

c)

city built with a specific layout in mind

d)

administrative district of a larger empire

2.

Which mountain range isolates and protects the Indian subcontinent?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Rockies

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Urals

3.

Which mountain range separates India from Afghanistan?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Appalachians

d)

Andes

4.

Which major river supports life in India?

a)

Indus

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Yangtze

5.

What are monsoons?

a)

floating fields that support agriculture

b)

long period of dry, hot weather

c)

strong seasonal winds that blow at certain times of the year

d)

disease that causes many deaths

6.

Why were monsoons important to the development of the South Asian subcontinent?

a)

heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture

b)

dry winds kept land from being used for agriculture

c)

protected the Indus River Valley from the cold of the Himalayas

d)

rainfall was light and not reliable for farming

7.

What is a planned city?

a)

highest in an ancient city

b)

a city where people move place to place

c)

a Greek city-state

d)

city built with specific layout in mind

8.

Which of the following were planned cities of the Indian civilization?

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Carthage

d)

Cairo

9.

The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

10.
The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was...
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Aryan
11.

Following Chandragupta Maurya's death, his grandson _________ brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights.

a)

Imhotep

b)

Seleucus

c)

Chandra Gupta I

d)

Asoka

12.
What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?
a)
He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.
b)
He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.
c)
He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.
d)
He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land
13.

Who started the Gupta Empire

a)

Ghandi

b)

Chandra Gupta

c)

Samudra Gupta

d)

Aryabhata

14.

The _______was the Golden Age of Indian culture.

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Mauryan Empire

c)

Vaishyan Empire

d)

Buddhist Empire

15.
What theory did India scientists propose during the Gupta Dynasty?
a)
Earth rotated on an axis
b)
Earth revolved around the moon
c)
Earth was flat
d)
The sun got its light from the moon
16.

What is the Indian subcontinent?

a)

The type of written language

b)

Land that is not disconnected from a main continent

c)

A large landmass set apart from the rest of the continent

d)

A ship that transports goods

17.

The Vedas are

a)

A large collection of religious hymns

b)

A type of food at offerings

c)

A casino in Las Vegas

d)

A type of clothing

18.

What is a Caste system?

a)

A trolley car that carries people

b)

Fixed social classes that someone is born into

c)

Something you wear on a broken bone

d)

Something you bury your treasures in

19.

The Brahman is .....

a)

The temple where priests lived

b)

One spiritual force or god that Hinduism believes in

c)

The writing that Hindus used to share ideas

d)

A type of sandwich bread

20.

What is reincarnation?

a)

The rebirth of a soul into a new body

b)

A magic trick

c)

A type of flower used at the altar

d)

The head dress that kings wore

21.

Who was the Buddha

a)

The person responsible for making bread

b)

A prince who lived in wealth and luxury

c)

The tax collector in ancient India

d)

There was no such person

22.

The meaning of enlightenment is?

a)

a state of perfect wisdom

b)

to set something on fire

c)

striking a match against a rock

d)

to be less heavy than before

23.

To reach Nirvana, Buddhists follow

a)

the high priest on a journey

b)

the yellow brick road

c)

the eight fold path

d)

the lost dog into the woods

24.

the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life

a)

nirvana

b)

Buddha

c)

karma

d)

dharma

25.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?

a)

the Dalai Lama

b)

Sarawati

c)

Lakshmi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

26.

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Hindu

c)

Gupta

d)

Kalidasa

27.

During the Gupta Period all of the following flourished except what?

a)

Art

b)

Science

c)

Literature

d)

Trade

28.

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

29.

India developed in isolation due to all of the following except

a)

The Thar Desert

b)

The Himalayan Mountains

c)

The unpredictable climate

d)

The Indian Ocean

30.

Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise

a)

tea.

b)

sheep.

c)

cotton.

d)

rice.

31.

Which of these are part of the Four Noble Truths. (Pick 2)

a)

Suffering is a part of life. Everyone suffers.

b)

Karma determines what kind of life you will have.

c)

Suffering is caused by people thinking things will make them happy. . .

d)

Life is tough! Deal with it!

e)

Do unto others as you would like them to do to you.

32.
What advancements were found in Mohenjo-Daro and other Indus cities?
a)
Castle walls, and cannons
b)
Sewers, trash chutes, toilets
c)
Public transportation
d)
Ziggurats or temples
33.
What does it mean to lead a Golden Age?
a)
they produced lots of gold and grew wealthy
b)
they painted gold on all structures and architecture
c)
arts, learning, and culture flourished and prospered
d)
they won a gold Oscar Award for being the best civilization
34.

What are the two major religions in India?

a)

Daoism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

e)

Buddhism

35.

After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Empire in India....

a)

declined

b)

expanded

c)

conquered China

d)

conquered Persia

36.

The one word that would best describe Ashoka's reign would be....

a)

militaristic

b)

peaceful

c)

tyranny

d)

oppressive

37.

Which factor most contributed to the improvement of trade in India during the period of Gupta rule?

a)

the development of better ships

b)

the rapid growth of the population

c)

the construction of a network of roads

d)

the establishment of colleges and universities

38.

What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share?

a)

They provided water that made the monsoons stronger.

b)

They created canyons that protected the Indian subcontinent.

c)

They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming.

d)

They provided transportation routes that connected distant peoples.

39.
Where did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● China
● India
a)
in river valleys
b)
in the mountian range
c)
in the coastal region 
d)
in the rain forest region
40.

Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

a)
The writings of ancient India have not been deciphered.
b)
Ancient India was not advanced enough to have a writing system.
c)
Ancient India did not need a writing system because they did not trade.
d)
Ancient India did have a writing system called Sanskrit.