WorksheetsAncient India Post Test Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What led the emperor Ashoka to become less harsh and warlike during his reign?
a visit to athens showed him the benefits of democracy
a peasant revolt made him worried he would lose power
a destructive military victory caused him to adopt Buddhist ideas
a meeting with Confucius convinced him to change his political ideas
Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra are all part of a class system related to which religious tradition?
Buddhist
Hindu
Taoist
Zoroastrian
What responsibility would belong to a member of the Brahmin caste in ancient India?
leading an army into battle
trading goods in a marketplace
performing a religious ceremony
working as a laborer for a landowner
What responsibility would belong to a member of the Sudra caste in ancient India?
organizing an army to protect a city
giving orders to a laborer in a workshop
performing religious rituals at a wedding cermony
carrying goods from a market to a customer's home
Arjuna is a hero in the ancient Indian story the Mahabharata. He is a skilled archer who talks with the god Krishna about his duty as a warrior.
Arjuna belonged to which caste?
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Sudra
Vaishya
In ancient Indian society, someone who owned a shop that sold spices most likely belonged to what caste?
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Sudra
Vaishya
Which caste in ancient Indian society had the most number of people?
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Sudra
Vaishya
What word is used to describe people in ancient Indian society without caste identity?
helots
satraps
pharaohs
untouchables
What responsibility would be carried out by those in ancient Indian society known as "untouchables"?
cleaning streets and removing waste
performing religious cermonies
preparing and serving food
leading soldiers into battle
Born in about 563 BCE in the Himalaya region of present-day India and Nepal
Practiced meditation
Found relief from suffering
This information is most closely connected with which religious leader?
Lao Tzu
Zoroaster
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
Which factory most determined the caste to which a person belonged in ancient India?
amount of wealth owned
level of academic achievement
family into which one was born
office to which one was elected
