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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Farming, transportation, and trade in the Indus Valley were dependent on:
Mountains
Rivers
Monsoons
Lakes
The Aryans were the first Indians to develop
Foreign Trade
Indoor Plumbing
Major Cities
Written Language
In the Indian caste system, your karma was largely decided by
Whether you were reincarnated.
Whether you followed your dharma
Whether you learned the Four Noble Truths
Whether you belonged to a jati.
Buddhism appealed to a wider range of people than Hinduism because
Buddhists believed in many gods
The Buddha traveled to many places
Buddhism treated all people equally
Buddhist poetry was beautiful
Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Judaism
Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as "the Preserver"?
Ashoka
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
Which of the following determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India?
ahimsa
British colonial rule
caste system
the Eightfold Path
In India's leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city
ama
Guru
Raja
Suttee
An Indian Prince:
Ama
Guru
Raja
Suttee
Followers of Mahayana Buddhism believe that
all enlightened people go to heaven
people will only get to heaven by first reaching nirvana
the Eightfold path is too difficult for most people to follow
the Buddha was a great teacher
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
dharma
karma
reincarnation
reunification
Which is an important river in India?
Bengal
Tigris
Euphrates
Ganges
Homes in ancient India were mostly made of
brick
stone
wood
grass
What disasters are potentially responsible for the abandonment of villages by the early Indus Valley people?
disease and famine
earthquakes and floods
hurricanes and wildfires
volcanoes and monsoons
In Indian social class, the top class (the Brahmins) were:
Warriors
Merchants and Farmers
Priests
Servants
In the Indian Social Class, the Sudras are
Priests
farmers
servants
warriors
In the Indian Social Caste, the Kshatriyas are:
Priests
Warriors
Merchants/Farmers
Servants
A subcontinent is
a landmass shaped like a triangle
a landmass with at least two rivers
a landmass that is surrounded by water
a large landmass that is part of a continent, but distinct from it
What of the following is a Hindu belief?
Demonic forces keep people from leading good lives
Everyone can enter nirvana
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived in their previous life
An individual does not have a soul
Which of the following is a Hindu belief
Life is Suffering
One must live in absolute poverty to reach nirvana
Everyone shares a part of a universal spirit known as Brahman
Anyone can reach Nirvana
Which is a Buddhist belief?
Desire is the cause of suffering
No one can reach the highest spiritual plane
The cow is a sacred animal
the right ceremonies and rituals will result in enlightenment
Which is an aspect associated with Jainism
Moksha
Theravada
Lama
Ahimsa
