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WorksheetsAncient India
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
How has the caste system influenced the development of society in Indian?
Social divisions have been justified based on religious beliefs.
Ancient Indians wrote the Vedas, a set of sacred texts, over hundreds of years. The texts state the duties of different social groups.
This information is most related to how ancient people
built temples.
honored soldiers.
organized society.
remembered history.
The sacred writing of Hinduism are called the
Bible.
Qu'ran.
Torah.
Vedas.
Use the excerpt below:
''We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made." -Albert Einstein
What contribution from the civilizations of ancient India does Albert Einstein refer to this quotation?
the number system.
its alphabet.
the school system.
its religion.
Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra
The list shows the organization of class systems related to which religious tradition?
Buddhist
Taoist
Hindu
Zoroastrian
Which factor most determined the caste to which a person belonged in ancient India?
Level of academic achievements.
Amount of wealth owned.
Office to which one was elected.
Family into which one was born.
What relationships did the untouchables have with the classes in the caste system of ancient India?
They belonged to the upper caste and seldom associated with the lower castes.
They were excluded from the caste system and shunned by others.
They belonged to the priestly caste and were isolated in temples.
They were household servants and seldom went out in public.
Under the caste system of ancient India, which group had the highest status?
Sudras, who served as farmers.
Brahmans, who served as priests.
Vaisyas, who served as merchants.
Kshatriyas, who served as warriors.
What responsibility would be carried out by those in ancient Indian society known as "untouchable"?
Cleaning streets and removing waste.
Performing religious ceremonies.
Preparing and serving food.
Leading soldiers into battle.
What word is often used to describe people in ancient Indian society without caste identity?
Helots.
Satraps.
Untouchables.
Pharaohs.
Which occupation would be placed the highest on a caste system pyramid?
Farmer.
Jeweler.
Military leader.
Religious teacher.
Which caste in ancient Indian society had the most number of people?
Kshatriya.
Sudra.
Vaishya.
Brahmin.
What responsibility would belong to a member of the Sudra caste in ancient India?
organizing an army to protect a city.
giving orders to laborers in a workshop.
performing religious rituals at a wedding ceremony.
carrying goods from a market to a customer's home.
Which caste system in ancient India carried water, harvested crops and worked as servants in homes and shops?
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Sudra
Vaishya
Which country developed the modern numeral system?
England
India
China
Egypt
What responsibility would belong to a member of the Brahmin caste in an ancient India?
leading an army into battle.
trading goods in a marketplace.
performing a religious ceremony.
working as a laborer for a landowner.
In ancient Indian society, someone who owned a shop that sold spices most likely belonged to what caste?
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Sudra
Vaishya
Which religion is the world's third most popular religion?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Judaism
Taoism
