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WorksheetsModule 5 Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following were characteristics of the Harappan civilization? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
B. houses used indoor plumbing
b)
C. created the first system of writing in India
c)
F. created a system of weights and measures
d)
A. producers of wool clothing
e)
D. influenced by Egyptian religious practices
2.
Which of the following groups were a part of the Mauryan caste system? Choose the three correct answers.
a)
A. artisans
b)
C. farmers
c)
F. soldiers
d)
B. doctors
e)
D. lawyers
3.
Which of the following is one of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths? Choose the four correct answers.
a)
B. People can overcome ignorance.
b)
C. Suffering is a part of human existence.
c)
E. People can reach overcome ignorance and reach nirvana.
d)
F. Suffering comes from the desire for material possessions.
e)
A. There is no life after death.
4.
What are the Hindu Kush?
a)
A. a mountain range northwest of India
b)
B. the highest mountain range in the world
c)
C. a vast desert to the west of the Himalayas
d)
D. the winds that flow northward during the summer
5.
How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar?
a)
A. They both spoke the same languages.
b)
B. They both built pyramids in which to bury their dead.
c)
C. They both used the same system of weights and measures.
d)
D. They both created irrigation systems to supply water to their crops.
6.
According to Hindu belief, what determines whether people will have bad or good karma
a)
A. their wealth
b)
B. their profession
c)
C. their social level
d)
D. their choices in life
7.
What level in Aryan society were Brahmins?
a)
A. priests
b)
B. rulers and warriors
c)
C. laborers and non-Aryans
d)
D. farmers, craftspeople, and traders
8.
What level in Aryan society were Kshatriyas?
a)
A. priests
b)
B. rulers and warriors
c)
C. laborers and non-Aryans
d)
D. farmers, craftspeople, and traders
9.
What level in Aryan society were Vaisyas?
a)
A. priests
b)
B. rulers and warriors
c)
C. laborers and non-Aryans
d)
D. farmers, craftspeople, and traders
10.
What level in Aryan society were Sudras?
a)
A. priests
b)
B. rulers and warriors
c)
C. laborers and non-Aryans
d)
D. farmers, craftspeople, and traders
11.
This is Sikhism
a)
followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence
b)
followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally
c)
oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts
d)
largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
12.
This is early Hinduism
a)
followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence
b)
followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally
c)
oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts
d)
largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
13.
This is Jainism
a)
followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence
b)
followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally
c)
oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts
d)
largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
14.
According to Buddha, how can people avoid the process of reincarnation?
a)
A. by passing away
b)
B. by living a good life
c)
C. by reaching nirvana
d)
D. by giving your money away
15.
Which development ended Mauryan warfare throughout India under Asoka’s rule?
a)
A. the death of his son
b)
B. the spread of the plague
c)
C. his conversion to Buddhism
d)
D. his marriage to a Hindu princess
16.
How did the Gupta Empire end?
a)
A. Hun armies invaded the country.
b)
B. Farmers rebelled in protest of the caste system.
c)
C. Disease from China spread throughout the country.
d)
D. Monsoon winds failed to bring needed rain to the subcontinent.
17.
Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals?
a)
A. Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone.
b)
B. Alloys were less expensive to produce than one metal alone.
c)
C. Alloys created taller buildings than the use of only one metal.
d)
D. Alloys could be made into swords whereas one metal could not.
18.
Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians?
a)
A. Indian mathematicians invented calculus.
b)
B. Indian mathematicians invented geometry.
c)
C. Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero.
d)
D. Indian mathematicians were the first to use negative numbers.
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