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Unit 10: Ancient India

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mason was reading about ancient civilizations and came across a fascinating fact. The written language of Ancient India was _____.

a)

Mandarin

b)

Indian

c)

Aryan

d)

Sanskrit

2.
Which map photo identifies India.
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
3.
How many levels are there in the caste system?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
4.

In a classroom discussion about ancient India, Aiden asked, "What is the only way to change castes within the caste system of ancient India?"

a)

marriage

b)

reincarnation

c)

getting rich

d)

conquering land

5.

Zoe and Arjun are participating in a history quiz competition. They need to identify the three empires and one civilization of ancient India from the given options. Can you help them?

a)

Indus River Valley Civilization

b)

Aryan Empire

c)

Mauryan Empire

d)

Egyptian Empire

e)

Gupta Empire

6.

Luna and Maya are studying ancient cultures in their history class. They are curious to know which two religions were the main religions practiced in ancient India.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

e)

No religion was practiced

7.
How does access to natural resources benefit a place/people?
a)
It does not benefit anyone
b)
Makes the people/place mature
c)
Creates independence from other people and places
d)
It helps them predict the future
8.

True or False: By using and creating more roads, Benjamin and Elijah increased cultural diffusion in their community.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In Luna's history class, they discussed the three "P's" that define a Golden Age. What are these three "P's"?

a)

Peace

b)

Prosperity

c)

Progress

d)

Popularity

10.
Which event happened third?
a)
3000 BC: The Indus Valley Civilization is established in Northern India.
b)
322 BC: The Mauryan Empire is founded
c)
272 BC: Asoka the Great becomes emperor of Maurya empire. He expanded the empire greatly.
d)
2500 BC: Large cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro develop.
e)
1500 BC: The Aryan people arrive from Central Asia. The Indus Valley civilization is taken over. Scriptures of Hinduism are written.