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Indus Valley and Hinduism Quiz

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Indus Valley Civilization developed along the:

a)

Ganges River

b)

Nile River

c)

Indus River

d)

Yellow River

2.

The Indus Valley is located in:

a)

China

b)

India and Pakistan

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

3.

The Indus Civilization lasted from about:

a)

100–200 CE

b)

4000–1000 BCE

c)

1600–1000 CE

d)

500–200 BCE

4.

The earliest Harappan period is called:

a)

Iron Age

b)

Ravi Phase

c)

Gupta Period

d)

Bronze Phase

5.

Early crops of the Indus Valley included:

a)

Corn and beans

b)

Peas, sesame, dates, and cotton

c)

Olives and grapes

d)

Rice and bananas

6.

A commonly used animal in farming is the:

a)

Horse

b)

Camel

c)

Water buffalo

d)

Zebra

7.

By 2500 BCE, the Harappans had built:

a)

Castles

b)

Urban centers

c)

Tents

d)

Pyramids

8.

Archaeologists have discovered:

a)

About 20 cities

b)

About 100 cities

c)

500 cities

d)

Over 1000 cities and settlements

9.

The two best-known Indus cities are:

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Rome and Carthage

d)

Ur and Babylon

10.

Indus cities were built with:

a)

Grid layouts and plumbing

b)

Wooden huts

c)

Circular stone forts

d)

Skyscrapers

11.

Mohenjo-Daro had a special structure called:

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Great Bath

c)

Temple of Ra

d)

Palace

12.

Indus houses were often:

a)

Round huts

b)

Two-storeyed with thick walls

c)

Made of bamboo

d)

Underground caves

13.

Harappan buildings were made of:

a)

Wood

b)

Marble

c)

Mud bricks

d)

Adobe

14.

The Harappans used:

a)

Roman alphabet

b)

Pictographic writing system

c)

Egyptian hieroglyphics

d)

Greek alphabet

15.

About how many writing samples have survived?

a)

100

b)

500

c)

2000

d)

3500

16.

Harappan seals often depicted:

a)

Human kings

b)

Animals and sacred scenes

c)

Maps

d)

Ships

17.

The Harappans stored food in a:

a)

Temple

b)

House

c)

Granary

d)

Palace

18.

Which crop was first grown for cloth?

a)

Rice

b)

Cotton

c)

Wheat

d)

Barley

19.

The Harappans traded with:

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Mesopotamia and Persia

d)

Japan

20.

Harappan astronomy aligned the streets with:

a)

Rivers

b)

Cardinal directions

c)

Mountains

d)

Oceans

21.

Both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro used:

a)

Wooden roofs

b)

The same type of bricks

c)

Stone towers

d)

Sand walls

22.

Harappan burials were:

a)

Elaborate tombs

b)

Simple with few goods

c)

Pyramids

d)

Gold-filled caves

23.

Archaeologists did not find:

a)

Knives

b)

Bronze tools

c)

Palaces or temples

d)

Seals

24.

The Indus Valley Civilization ended around:

a)

500 CE

b)

476 CE

c)

1500 BCE

d)

1000 CE

25.

Which theory states that the Indus Valley declined because of massive flooding?

a)

Drought theory

b)

Flood theory

c)

Invasion theory

d)

Earthquake theory

26.

Which theory states that the Indus Valley declined because rainfall decreased and caused drought?

a)

Volcano theory

b)

Climate change theory

c)

Trade collapse theory

d)

Farming theory

27.

Which natural event could have caused the Indus River to change its course?

a)

Earthquake

b)

River shift

c)

Volcano eruption

d)

Sandstorm

28.

How many times was Mohenjo-Daro rebuilt after its destruction?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

29.

How many times was Harappa rebuilt?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

30.

Which farming problem theory states that the soil became too salty and weak?

a)

Soil exhaustion and salinization

b)

Trade decline

c)

Earthquake theory

d)

Invasion

31.

Which theory claimed that the Indus people were suddenly killed, based on skeletons?

a)

Flood theory

b)

Drought theory

c)

Massacre theory

d)

Soil theory

32.

Who first supported the massacre theory?

a)

Mortimer Wheeler

b)

George Dales

c)

John Smith

d)

Asoka

33.

Who later argued that the massacre theory was wrong?

a)

Mortimer Wheeler

b)

George Dales

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Confucius

34.

Which theory involves environmental damage caused by cutting trees and excessive farming?

a)

Invasion theory

b)

Deforestation and erosion theory

c)

Volcano theory

d)

Temple theory

35.

Today, most historians believe the Indus declined because of what?

a)

One single invasion

b)

A mix of different problems

c)

Just one drought

d)

Just earthquakes

36.

The Aryans introduced sacred texts called:

a)

Bible

b)

Quran

c)

Vedas

d)

Tripitaka

37.

The Vedas were first:

a)

Written only

b)

Sung, then written down

c)

Printed

d)

Lost

38.

The Vedas were written in:

a)

Latin

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Arabic

d)

Greek

39.

The caste system is based on:

a)

Wealth only

b)

Varna and Jati

c)

Height

d)

Age

40.

“Varna” means:

a)

Job

b)

Color

c)

Family

d)

Temple

41.

The highest caste was:

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Brahmins

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

42.

The warrior caste is:

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

43.

The merchant and farmer caste is:

a)

Sudras

b)

Vaisyas

c)

Brahmins

d)

Pariahs

44.

Laborers and servants were:

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Sudras

d)

Vaisyas

45.

People outside the caste system were:

a)

Vaisyas

b)

Pariahs (Untouchables)

c)

Sudras

d)

Brahmins

46.

All Hindu gods are a part of:

a)

Zeus

b)

Odin

c)

Brahman

d)

Indra

47.

The creator god is:

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Indra

48.

The preserver god is:

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Ganesh

49.

The destroyer god is:

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Indra

50.

Hindus may believe in:

a)

Only one god

b)

Many gods (millions)

c)

No

51.

The preserver god is:

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Ganesh

52.

The destroyer god is:

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Indra

53.

Hindus may believe in:

a)

One god only

b)

Many gods (millions)

c)

No gods

d)

Just Vishnu

54.

Reincarnation is called:

a)

Moksha

b)

Samsara

c)

Nirvana

d)

Dharma

55.

Karma means:

a)

Wealth

b)

Your actions affect your next life

c)

A prayer

d)

A god

56.

Dharma means:

a)

Your duty or role in life

b)

A holiday

c)

A temple

d)

Wealth

57.

Moksha means:

a)

Endless rebirth

b)

Freedom from rebirth, unity with Brahman

c)

A temple

d)

Wealth

58.

The main goal of Hinduism is:

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Moksha

d)

Samsara

59.

Buddhism was founded by:

a)

Confucius

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Asoka

d)

Laozi

60.

Siddhartha is also called:

a)

Brahman

b)

Buddha

c)

Vishnu

d)

Shiva

61.

Buddhism rejected:

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Caste system

d)

Meditation

62.

Early Buddhism appealed to:

a)

Priests

b)

Lower castes and merchants

c)

Kings only

d)

Farmers only

63.

Buddhist holy buildings are called:

a)

Palaces

b)

Stupas

c)

Castles

d)

Temples of Zeus

64.

Stupas often held:

a)

Relics of Buddha or his disciples

b)

Weapons

c)

Gold only

d)

Clay pots

65.

Monks lived in:

a)

Monasteries

b)

Palaces

c)

Markets

d)

Farms

66.

Asoka spread Buddhism by:

a)

Fighting wars

b)

Building stupas and sending missionaries

c)

Banning trade

d)

Destroying temples

67.

Asoka built about:

a)

100

b)

500

c)

1000

d)

84,000 stupas

68.

Buddhism spread within:

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

200 years

d)

500 years

69.

By the 1200s, Buddhism had:

a)

Stayed in India

b)

Mostly disappeared from India

c)

Spread to Africa

d)

Gone to America

70.

Buddhism spread mainly to:

a)

Africa

b)

China, Korea, and Japan

c)

South America

d)

Egypt

71.

Mahayana Buddhism is called:

a)

Dharma Way

b)

Great Vehicle

c)

Path of Karma

d)

Golden Road

72.

Theravada Buddhism means:

a)

Big Way

b)

Way of the Elders

c)

Road of Dharma

d)

Karma Path

73.

Mahayana Buddhism focused on:

a)

Compassion

b)

Wealth

c)

Farming

d)

Trade

74.

Theravada Buddhism focused on:

a)

Wisdom and meditation

b)

Compassion only

c)

Farming

d)

Karma

75.

The ultimate goal of Buddhism is:

a)

Moksha

b)

Nirvana

c)

Samsara

d)

Karma

76.

Bodhisattvas were:

a)

Kings

b)

People who stayed to help others reach Nirvana

c)

Priests only

d)

Farmers

77.

Buddhist texts are called:

a)

Vedas

b)

Bible

c)

Tripitaka (Pali Canon)

d)

Quran

78.

The Dhammapada contains:

a)

Sayings of Buddha

b)

Laws of Hammurabi

c)

Hymns to Vishnu

d)

Poems to Shiva

79.

China’s Yellow River is also called:

a)

Chang Jiang

b)

Huang He

c)

Xi Jiang

d)

Ganges

80.

The Yangtze River is also called:

a)

Nile

b)

Chang Jiang

c)

Indus

d)

Xi’an

81.

A river in southern China is:

a)

Xi Jiang

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Ganges

82.

A desert north of China is the:

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Mojave

d)

Atacama

83.

A desert west of China is the:

a)

Taklimakan Desert

b)

Sahara

c)

Mojave

d)

Thar Desert

84.

The plateau known as the “Roof of the World” is:

a)

Andes

b)

Alps

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Rockies

85.

A natural barrier between China and India is:

a)

Andes

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Alps

86.

China traded with other lands along the:

a)

Royal Road

b)

Silk Road

c)

King’s Highway

d)

Nile Route

87.

A huge wall built in China was the:

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Great Wall

c)

Hadrian’s Wall

d)

Wall of Troy

88.

The Great Wall was built mainly for:

a)

Decoration

b)

Defense from invaders

c)

Farming

d)

Trade

89.

The Song Dynasty is known for:

a)

Fighting Egypt

b)

Inventions and art

c)

Building pyramids

d)

Exploring Africa

90.

Song farmers improved crops with:

a)

Wheat

b)

Fast-ripening rice

c)

Corn

d)

Potatoes

91.

A Song Dynasty invention for sailing was:

a)

Steamship

b)

Compass

c)

Airplane

d)

Submarine

92.

The Song Dynasty was the first to use:

a)

Shell money

b)

Paper money

c)

Only gold bars

d)

Only silver coins

93.

Song artists were famous for:

a)

Soldiers

b)

Nature and landscapes

c)

Machines

d)

Palaces

94.

The dynastic cycle explains how:

a)

Dynasties rise and fall

b)

Farmers plant crops

c)

Roads were built

d)

Temples were designed

95.

A dynasty begins when rulers:

a)

Lose a war

b)

Gain the Mandate of Heaven

c)

Stop farming

d)

Leave China

96.

A dynasty loses power when:

a)

Farming increases

b)

Trade grows

c)

Floods, famines, or rebellions happen

d)

Roads are built

97.

The Mandate of Heaven was:

a)

A vote by the people

b)

Permission from heaven to rule

c)

A soldier’s oath

d)

A farmer’s law

98.

After one dynasty falls:

a)

A new dynasty begins

b)

China is empty

c)

No one rules again

d)

Farmers rule only

99.

Which dynasty built much of the first Great Wall?

a)

Han

b)

Qin

c)

Song

d)

Zhou

100.

Which dynasty created civil service exams?

a)

Qin

b)

Han

c)

Song

d)

Zhou

101.

Gunpowder was invented during:

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

China

d)

India

102.

The Silk Road was important for:

a)

Farming

b)

Trade between China and other lands

c)

Fishing

d)

Mining

103.

Rulers of China were called:

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Kings

c)

Emperors

d)

Presidents

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