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WorksheetsAncient India Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is a subcontinent?
vast, grassy plain
large, distinct land mass of a continent
city built with a specific layout in mind
administrative district of a larger empire
Which mountain range isolates and protects the Indian subcontinent?
Himalayas
Rockies
Pyrenees
Urals
Which mountain range separates India from Afghanistan?
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Appalachians
Andes
Which major river supports life in India?
Indus
Tigris
Nile
Yangtze
What are monsoons?
floating fields that support agriculture
long period of dry, hot weather
strong seasonal winds that blow at certain times of the year
disease that causes many deaths
Why were monsoons important to the development of the South Asian subcontinent?
heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture
dry winds kept land from being used for agriculture
protected the Indus River Valley from the cold of the Himalayas
rainfall was light and not reliable for farming
What is a planned city?
highest in an ancient city
a city where people move place to place
a Greek city-state
city built with specific layout in mind
Which of the following were planned cities of the Indian civilization?
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
Carthage
Cairo
The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?
Ganges
Indus
Nile
Tigris
Following Chandragupta Maurya's death, his grandson _________ brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights.
Imhotep
Seleucus
Chandra Gupta I
Asoka
Who started the Gupta Empire
Ghandi
Chandra Gupta
Samudra Gupta
Aryabhata
The _______was the Golden Age of Indian culture.
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
Vaishyan Empire
Buddhist Empire
What is the Indian subcontinent?
The type of written language
Land that is not disconnected from a main continent
A large landmass set apart from the rest of the continent
A ship that transports goods
The Vedas are
A large collection of religious hymns
A type of food at offerings
A casino in Las Vegas
A type of clothing
What is a Caste system?
A trolley car that carries people
Fixed social classes that someone is born into
Something you wear on a broken bone
Something you bury your treasures in
The Brahman is .....
The temple where priests lived
One spiritual force or god that Hinduism believes in
The writing that Hindus used to share ideas
A type of sandwich bread
What is reincarnation?
The rebirth of a soul into a new body
A magic trick
A type of flower used at the altar
The head dress that kings wore
Who was the Buddha
The person responsible for making bread
A prince who lived in wealth and luxury
The tax collector in ancient India
There was no such person
The meaning of enlightenment is?
a state of perfect wisdom
to set something on fire
striking a match against a rock
to be less heavy than before
To reach Nirvana, Buddhists follow
the high priest on a journey
the yellow brick road
the eight fold path
the lost dog into the woods
the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life
nirvana
Buddha
karma
dharma
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?
the Dalai Lama
Sarawati
Lakshmi
Siddhartha Gautama
Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?
Ashoka
Hindu
Gupta
Kalidasa
During the Gupta Period all of the following flourished except what?
Art
Science
Literature
Trade
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
India developed in isolation due to all of the following except
The Thar Desert
The Himalayan Mountains
The unpredictable climate
The Indian Ocean
Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise
tea.
sheep.
cotton.
rice.
Which of these are part of the Four Noble Truths. (Pick 2)
Suffering is a part of life. Everyone suffers.
Karma determines what kind of life you will have.
Suffering is caused by people thinking things will make them happy. . .
Life is tough! Deal with it!
Do unto others as you would like them to do to you.
What are the two major religions in India?
Daoism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
After Ashoka's death, the Mauryan Empire in India....
declined
expanded
conquered China
conquered Persia
The one word that would best describe Ashoka's reign would be....
militaristic
peaceful
tyranny
oppressive
Which factor most contributed to the improvement of trade in India during the period of Gupta rule?
the development of better ships
the rapid growth of the population
the construction of a network of roads
the establishment of colleges and universities
What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share?
They provided water that made the monsoons stronger.
They created canyons that protected the Indian subcontinent.
They added important nutrients to the soil that improved farming.
They provided transportation routes that connected distant peoples.
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● China
● India
Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
