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South Asia Interactive Notes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of the first civilizations in the Indus River Valley around 2500 B.C.?

a)

Indus Valley Civilization

b)

Mesopotamian Civilization

c)

Ancient Egyptian Civilization

d)

Minoan Civilization

2.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Indus Civilization?

a)

Creation algebraic equations

b)

Stone and bronze sculptures

c)

Use of metal tools

d)

Domesticated animals

3.

Who were the nomadic people from Central Asia that took over the Indus area around 1500 B.C.?

a)

The Mongols.

b)

The Indo-Aryans.

c)

The Huns.

d)

The Scythians.

4.

What major religion in India and Nepal believes in reincarnation and salvation through dharma?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

5.

Which language is spoken by one-third of the people in the country and is the national language?

a)

Hindi

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Mandarin

6.

What percentage of people in India practice Hinduism?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

10%

d)

80%

7.

Which language is used for government, education, and business in the country?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

German

8.

Hindus claim that a Muslim mosque was built where a Hindu God was born.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Unskilled workers in the caste system who were very poor, were called Brahmins.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The conflict between Hindus and Muslims lasted how many years?

a)

2 weeks

b)

Over 100 years

c)

1 day

d)

50 years

11.

Who developed the social system known as the caste system 1000 years ago?

a)

Hindu Aryans

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Greek Philosophers

d)

Chinese Dynasties

12.

If Peter was part of the caste system and he was a Priest, which caste did he belong to?

a)

Sudras

b)

Brahmins

c)

Untouchables

d)

Vaisyas

13.

The four major castes in the caste systems and their occupations are:

a)

Brahmins - Priests, Kshatriyas - Warriors, Vaishyas - Traders, Shudras - Laborers

b)

Brahmins - Warriors, Kshatriyas - Priests, Mongols- Laborers, Shudras - Traders

c)

Brahmins - Traders, Kshatriyas - Laborers, Vaishyas - Priests,

Comets- Warriors

d)

Presidents - Laborers, Kshatriyas - Traders, Vaishyas - Warriors, Shudras - Priests

14.

The status of the Untouchables in the caste system was:

a)

Equal to other castes

b)

Higher than other castes

c)

The third level of the caste

d)

So low that they are not part of the caste system

15.

True or False: The Indian constitution after independence abolished the caste system.

a)

True

b)

False