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WorksheetsAncient India Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one fact about monsoon winds?
a)
They sometimes blow only in the spring.
b)
They always bring disaster to farmers
c)
They happen every year
d)
They have no effect on daily life in India.
2.
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote ________?
a)
Jainism
b)
Ahisma
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
3.
To understand the complex rituals of the Hindus, it would be helpful to learn?
a)
Arabic
b)
Spanish
c)
Sanskrit
d)
cuneiform
4.
The India subcontinent is part of the continent of_________?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
5.
Who became known as the Buddha?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
Vedas
c)
Dalai Lama
d)
Stupas
6.
Indians doctors were some of the first to perform_________.
a)
surgery
b)
vaccines
c)
acupuncture
d)
None of the above
7.
Which rivers provided rich soil to the region of India?
a)
Nile, Indus,Tigris
b)
Euphrates, Ganges, Brahmaputra
c)
Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
d)
Ganges, Tigris, Brahmaputra
8.
The Indus Valley civilization is known as?
a)
Red Land
b)
black Land
c)
the promise Land
d)
cradle of ancient India
9.
Ancient Indians used ______________ to trade with other civilizations such as the Mesopotamians and the Ancient Egyptians.
a)
farming
b)
the Silk Road
c)
to sell their crops
d)
to build homes
10.
What items were traded along the Silk Road?
a)
Spices
b)
Salt
c)
Iron
d)
All of the above
11.
Buddha taught that _______ is not a physical place
a)
four noble truths
b)
nirvana
c)
eightfold path
d)
jainism
12.
They recorded and collected into sacred texts known as the Vedas
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What are the meaning for: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva?
a)
The creator God
b)
God of the Sun
c)
Preserver God
d)
God of War
e)
Destroyer God
14.
_______ is one of the World's oldest religions.
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
15.
Trade did not help the Gupta Empire thrive, which helped them to own silver & gold mines.
a)
True
b)
False
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