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India & South Asia Chapter Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient Indian civilization's culture greatly influenced later societies in India?

a)

Harappan

b)

Vedic

c)

Mughal

d)

Gupta

e)

Cholan

2.

Which TWO major river systems are located in Northern India?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Niger

e)

Tigris & Euphrates

3.

What was a major factor that contibuted to South Asia's decentralization throughout most of its history?

a)

South Asia's wide array of biomes, regions, and climates

b)

South Asia's abundance of desireable resources resulted in constant warfare between rival warlords

c)

The hot, tropical climate prevented large scale agriculture and large populations

d)

The Himalyas mountains and Indian Ocean isolated South Asia from the rest of the world

4.

SELECT ALL of the valuable trade goods produced in India:

a)

sugar

b)

spices

c)

cotton

d)

silk

e)

dyes

5.

Which was the most valuable South Asian trade export to the West?

a)

sugar

b)

spices

c)

cotton

d)

silk

e)

dyes

6.

Which best describes Hinduism?

a)

ancient Vedic religion that believes in one supreme deity with many avatars that can be worshipped as deities

b)

nontheist religion what does not believe in or worship any deities but still believes in spiritual concepts like an immortal soul

c)

polytheistic religion with many deities that are worshipped

d)

animistic religion in which nature spirits and ancestors are worshipped

7.

The endless reincarnation cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that is a core belief of Hinduism and Jainism

a)

Samsara

b)

Moksha

c)

Karma

d)

Dharma

8.

Escape from Samsara, the goal of Hinduism

a)

Samsara

b)

Moksha

c)

Karma

d)

Dharma

9.

Hindu belief that the good and bad deeds that one accumulates in life have consequences on their future lives

a)

Samsara

b)

Moksha

c)

Karma

d)

Dharma

10.

Hindu belief that there are responsibilies and duties that a person must fulfill to lead a good life

a)

Samsara

b)

Moksha

c)

Karma

d)

Dharma

11.

How did the Gupta Empire maintain control over most of India?

a)

small kingdoms became provinces governed by local rulers

b)

they used their large army to maintain control and crushed any uprisings immediately

c)

trade goods such as spices were hoarded in the capital

d)

they allowed the Brahmin caste to control the government, creating a theocracy

12.

SELECT ALL of the religions that originated in India:

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Taoism

e)

Islam

13.

Which religion split from Hinduism, is nontheist, and focuses on nonviolence as a means to achieve moksha

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

asceticism

14.

Which religion split from Hinduism, is nontheist, and became much more popular in east Asia than India?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

asceticism

15.

Which is a lifestyle in which a person renounces worldly possessions to pursue a spirittual life?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

asceticism

16.

An epic poem completed during the Gupta golden age that teaches Hindu beliefs & philosophy

a)

Bhagavad Gita

b)

Upanishads

c)

Vedas

d)

Qur'an

17.

The writing system that became the universal language of scholarship in India during the Gupta golden age

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Arabic

c)

Hindi

d)

Urdu

18.

Which ruler greatly expaned and organized the territory of the Gupta Empire?

a)

Chandragupta II

b)

Aryabhata

c)

Shri Gupta

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

19.

Which caste is at #1?

a)

Brahmin (priests)

b)

Kshatriya (warriors)

c)

Vaishya (skilled workers)

d)

Shudra (unskilled workers)

e)

Untouchables

20.

Which caste is at #5?

a)

Brahmin (priests)

b)

Kshatriya (warriors)

c)

Vaishya (skilled workers)

d)

Shudra (unskilled workers)

e)

Untouchables

21.

Which caste is at #4?

a)

Brahmin (priests)

b)

Kshatriya (warriors)

c)

Vaishya (skilled workers)

d)

Shudra (unskilled workers)

e)

Untouchables

22.

Which caste is at #2?

a)

Brahmin (priests)

b)

Kshatriya (warriors)

c)

Vaishya (skilled workers)

d)

Shudra (unskilled workers)

e)

Untouchables

23.

Which caste is at #3?

a)

Brahmin (priests)

b)

Kshatriya (warriors)

c)

Vaishya (skilled workers)

d)

Shudra (unskilled workers)

e)

Untouchables

24.

SELECT ALL of Aryabhata's acheivements in astronomy & mathematics:

a)

correctly calculated the periods of rotation and revolution of the Earth

b)

discovered that the moon and planets reflect the Sun's light and do not produce their own

c)

discovered the irrational number Pi

d)

invented the base 10 number system, which includes zero

e)

invented the Cartesian coordinate plane and rules for graphing on three axes

25.

Which Empire is at #1 (Green)?

a)

Chola

b)

Khmer

c)

Srivijaya

d)

Mongol

26.

Which Empire is at #2 (Purple)?

a)

Chola

b)

Khmer

c)

Srivijaya

d)

Mongol

27.

Which Empire is at #3 (Red)?

a)

Chola

b)

Khmer

c)

Srivijaya

d)

Mongol

28.

Which river is at #1?

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Yangtze

d)

Yellow

29.

Which Empire is at #2?

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Yangtze

d)

Yellow

30.

Which city is at #1?

a)

Pataliputra (Patna)

b)

Angkor

c)

Hangzhou

d)

Beijing

31.

Which city is at #2?

a)

Pataliputra (Patna)

b)

Angkor

c)

Hangzhou

d)

Beijing

32.

Which body of water is at #2?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Java Sea

d)

Gulf of Thailand

e)

Gulf of Tonkin

33.

Which body of water is at #3?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Java Sea

d)

Gulf of Thailand

e)

Gulf of Tonkin

34.

Which body of water is at #7?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Java Sea

d)

Gulf of Thailand

e)

Gulf of Tonkin

35.

Which body of water is at #4?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Java Sea

d)

Gulf of Thailand

e)

Gulf of Tonkin

36.

Which body of water is at #5?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Java Sea

d)

Gulf of Thailand

e)

Gulf of Tonkin

37.

Which island(s) is at #5?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Indonesia

c)

Philippines

d)

Hainan

e)

Taiwan

38.

Which island(s) is at #4?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Indonesia

c)

Philippines

d)

Hainan

e)

Taiwan

39.

Which island(s) is at #8?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Indonesia

c)

Philippines

d)

Hainan

e)

Taiwan

40.

Which island(s) is at #6?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Indonesia

c)

Philippines

d)

Hainan

e)

Taiwan

41.

SELECT ALL that are true of this structure:

a)

It is the Angkor Wat

b)

It was built by the Khmer Empire

c)

It is a Buddhist temple

d)

It was built by the Mughal Empire

e)

It is the Taj Mahal

42.

What is a thalassocracy?

a)

government which derives its power through a strong navy and/or control of maritime trade

b)

democratic government ruled by elected representatives

c)

absolute government rule by a single individual

d)

government in which land is divided and controlled by local lords

e)

government rule by the noble elite or small group of noble families

43.

What happened to Hinduism after the fall of the Gupta Empire?

a)

Bhakti Yoga, the path of prayer, became popular and various regional Hindu deities became popular in different parts of India

b)

Hinduism was gradually replaced by Islam as religion of India

c)

Buddhism and Jainism gained in popularity, with all three religions having equal representation in India

d)

Hinduims remained a unified religion as scholars & priests continued to collaborate as during the Gupta golden age

44.

What event weakened the Gupta Empire and led to its breakup?

a)

Invasion of the Hephtalites (White Huns)

b)

Invasion of the Mongols

c)

Invasion of the Muslims

d)

A great flood destroyed all of the crops leading to years fo famine

45.

SELECT ALL of Aryabhata's acheivements in astronomy & mathematics:

a)

correctly calculated the periods of rotation and revolution of the Earth

b)

discovered that the moon and planets reflect the Sun's light and do not produce their own

c)

discovered the irrational number Pi

d)

invented the base 10 number system, which includes zero

e)

invented the Cartesian coordinate plane and rules for graphing on three axes

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