WorksheetsANCIENT INDIA
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Buddhism, the end of suffering in life is called _______.
a)
The Noble Truth
b)
Nirvana
c)
Dharma
d)
Reincarnation
2.
How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?
a)
By education
b)
By religion
c)
By job
d)
By wealth
3.
The two main rivers in India are the ________ and the _______.
a)
Nile and the Ganges
b)
Ganges and the Indus
c)
Nile and the Indus
d)
There are no major rivers in India
4.
Buddhism is based on the teaching from ________.
a)
God
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
5.
Hinduism believes in __________ which is the process of birth, life, death, and rebirth.
a)
Karma
b)
Reincarnation
c)
heaven
d)
the afterlife
6.
In Ancient India, they had 'levels of society' called the ____________________.
a)
Caste system
b)
The hinduism system
c)
Upper, Middle, and Lower class
d)
The Buddhism system
7.
Mohenjo-Daro was an Ancient India civilization that had an ____________________.
a)
Starbucks
b)
advanced plumbing system
c)
elementary school
d)
swimming pool
8.
80% of the people who live in India, practice the ______________ religion.
a)
Judaism
b)
Christian
c)
Muslim
d)
Hinduism
9.
The word Buddha means
a)
Divine One
b)
Smart One
c)
Saving One
d)
Enlightened One
10.
What makes the hierarchy of India so unique?
a)
it has rich people and poor people
b)
everyone in society is divided by wealth
c)
whatever level you are born in cannot ever change until death
d)
India's society is higher than Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China
11.
What is the highest varna in the Indian Caste System called (priests)?
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Sudras
c)
Brahmin
d)
Dalits
12.
What is the lowest caste system of "Untouchables" called?
a)
Sudras
b)
Svengouls
c)
Dalits
d)
Pharaohs
13.
Sacred Hymns or songs of the Ancient Indians are:
a)
Dalits
b)
Vedas
c)
Monsoons
d)
Dice
14.
Dharma refers to one's ________________________________
a)
family status
b)
personal duty
c)
nirvana
d)
prayer life
15.
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of . . .
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
South America
16.
a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn as in their next lives
a)
nirvana
b)
Buddha
c)
karma
d)
dharma
17.
The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow
a)
all desires
b)
the Eightfold Path
c)
the Four Noble Truths
d)
suffering
19.
What were the names of the two major Indus Valley Civilizations?
a)
Ur and Uruk
b)
Chang'an and Beijing
c)
Babylon and Memphis
d)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
20.
Which of the following was not something Mohenjo Daro was known for?
a)
A sewer System
b)
Scales and weights
c)
ramps and levers
d)
seals
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