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WorksheetsGrade 06 Unit 03 Content Challenge
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 44mins
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 of the following is NOT a present-day country in the Indian subcontinent?
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
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
What do summer monsoons bring?
heavy rains with good and bad consequences
hot dry air
typhoons that force people ot move
cold fronts that k
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
Which other ancient writing system is similar to the Harappans?
Sumerian Cuneiform
Phoenician Alphabet
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Roman Numerals
The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?
Ganges
Indus
Nile
Tigris
Which Indian civilization produced some of the world's first planned cities?
Aryan
Guptan
Mauryan
Harappan
the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life
nirvana
Buddha
karma
dharma
a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn as in their next lives
nirvana
Buddha
karma
dharma
Sanskrit word that means “a person who is awake.”
nirvana
Buddha
karma
dharma
the rebirth of the soul
nirvana
reincarnation
karma
sutra
an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism
nirvana
reincarnation
karma
sutra
One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra.
True
False
The Buddha did not consider himself to be a god.
True
False
Buddhism strictly enforced the caste system.
True
False
Samudragupta was a ruthless warrior.
True
False
Indian astronomers stated that the Earth was round and revolves around the sun.
True
False
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?
the Dalai Lama
Sarawati
Lakshmi
Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow
all desires
the Eightfold Path
the Four Noble Truths
suffering
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
Achievements during the Gupta period include all but the following
Creating a calendar for farming
Discovering the length of a solar year
Developing poetry and plays
Discovering the Earth was a rotating sphere
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
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
ancient Persian spiritual leader
ancient Aryan game
ancient Indian warrior
an Indus River Valley ancient city
People with no permanent home are called
nomads
Aryan
mopeds
the untouchables
Which of these is an ancient Indian language?
Sanskrit
nomadic
Aryan
Persian
How did Ashoka communicate with his people?
speeches
Indus Valley River road system
oracle bones
carved the news on columns
Which of these did the Guptas do?
spread Buddhism
invent the compass
develop the decimal system
create the zero
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Brahman
the Buddha
Vishnu
Ashoka the Great
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 is a caste?
reincarnation
a rigid social structure
something you wear on a broken bone
the teaching of Buddha
Hinduism is based on which of these?
the Vedas
the decimal system
Siddartha
monkism
Which of these jobs would be performed by an "untouchable"?
soldier
priest
farmer
butcher
What is one fact about monsoon winds?
They sometimes blow only in the spring.
They happen every year.
They always bring disaster to farmers.
They have no effect on daily life in India.
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote . . .
Jainism
Hinduism
ahisma
Buddhism
A guru is ____________________
a place of worship
a religious object
a private teacher and spiritual guide
a sacred Indian book
Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems and prayers are called . . .
Stupas
Guru
Buddha
Vedas
Most Indus Valley people lived __________________________.
large cities
small towns
farming villages
large ranches
Dharma refers to one's ________________________________
family status
personal duty
nirvana
prayer life
Reincarnation is ____________________________________.
Hindu prayers
language of the Vedas
personal duty
the rebirth of the soul
The unseen universal spirit is called ________________________.
dharma
Brahman
raja
reincarnation
What is Greece's hilly terrain (land) good for?
lots of farming
communication between city-states
growing grapes and olives
providing water for the crops
What do we call land with water on 3 sides?
island
continent
peninsula
city
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?
They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders
There was lots of farmland to grow crops.
The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel
Trade was very important
Who did the Greeks defeat in a war using a wooden horse?
Trojans
Minoans
Romans
Egyptians
Greece is a
island
peninsula
continent
Mountain
What body of water does not border Ancient Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Red Sea
Which group(s) of people were not allowed to be citizens in Athens? (select all that apply)
Men
Women
Slaves
Foreigners
The ideal Spartan believed that ________.
The family came before Sparta
Sparta came before family
Greece needed to be united as one country
The key to winning a war was all about the size of your army
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
Most Athenian households had at least one enslaved person.
What was it called?
What was this war called?
A Spartan's name for an enslaved soldier.
Tyrant
Helot
Democracy
Oligarchy
A government system where only a few people hold power.
Ephor
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
What did the Spartans use to control its citizens?
the helots
the military
forced physical punishments
the government
Which statement correctly describes a boys life in Athens and Sparta.
Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military
Athenians studies combat; Spartans played sports
Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home
Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartans never became citizens.
Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...
mountains and lakes
seas and mountains
rivers and plains
deserts and forests
Greeks used mythology
as a way to explain the practices and beliefs of their people
for fun
to use in plays and performances
as a ritual
What is a fable?
a funny story
a place where horses and sheep are kept
A story meant to teach a lesson
a scary film
Who is the Greek god of the seas?
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Hermes
What is an agora?
a Greek goddess
a type of instrument
A Greek gathering place
a serpent
