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Ancient India Unit Review
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This is for LJHS 6th graders who have just finished their unit on Ancient India
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1
Asoka is famous for using war elephants to help spread what religion?
Buddhism
Brahmanism
Hinduism
Jainism
2
What TWO major world religions started in India?
Christianity and Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Islam
3
_____ is the language and writing system of Ancient India.
Greeko
Heiroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cunieform
4
What TWO fields experienced tremendous advancements during the Gupta dynasty?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Agriculture and Medicine
Mathematics and Medicine
Agriculture and Engineering
5
All ancient civilizations develop surrounding what?
Farmland
Mountains
Rivers
Plateaus
6
The force created by a person's good or bad decisions is ____?
Sanskrit
Karma
Nirvana
Dharma
7
The Aryans changed India's culture in all of the following ways except ...
The Aryans brought a new religion called Buddhism.
The Aryans brought a new language.
The Aryans brought a new religion called Brahmanism.
The Aryans brought a new type of government.
8
What are the names of the TWO major cities built along the Indus River
Memphis and Cairo
Acadia and Ur
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
Babylon and Harappa
9
What part of the world did the Aryan people invade India from?
Central Asia (Caucus Region)
East Asia (China)
Southeast Asia (Indonesia)
North Africa (Egypt)
10
Who is credited with founding Buddhism?
No one knows
Chandragupta
Siddhartha Guatama
Asoka
11
What dynasty built India's first great Empire?
Harrapans
Guptas
Mauryan
Aryans
12
What is a large landmass, which is smaller than a continent known as?
Subcontinent
Reincarnation
Indus Valley
Caste System
13
What varna was at the top of India's Caste System?
Vaisyas or farmers
Kshatriyas or merchants
Brahmins or priests
Dalits or untouchables
14
Which group were the Ancient Indus people believed to have traded with?
Chinese
Egyptians
Sumerians
Americans
15
Why was India able to develop a distinct culture?
Constant Invasion
Massive Deserts
Lack of culture spread
Protected/Isolated by Mountains
16
Whom was a warrior leader that helped spread Buddhism?
Asoka
Samudragupta
Ramses
Chandragupta
17
Most people in the Indus Valley worked as what?
Farmers
Warriors
Traders/Merchants
Metal Workers/Craftsmen
18
Who is the BEST 6th grade Social Studies teacher?
Mr. Bell
Mrs. Gates
19
Buddhists believe ____ to be "a state of perfect peace".
Nirvana
Karma
Dharma
Sanskrit
20
In Aryan society which was the highest importance in regard to the caste system?
Following the rules of the caste system
Interacting with people of different castes
helping people from lower castes rise up
Moving to a higher varna
21
What "age" are the Guptas credited with starting in India?
Bronze Age
Copper Age
Stone Age
Golden Age
22
What were the TWO major mountain ranges that helped isolate and protect India?
Andes and the Sierra Nevada
Himalayas and Atli Shan
Himalayas and Hindu Kush
Andes and the Hindu Kush
23
What did Buddha claim was the cause of all suffering?
not having enough possessions
believing in the wrong gods
desire or wanting
building idols to honor the gods
24
Who invaded India in 1500 BCE and brought Brahmanism with them?
Mauryan
Aryans
Guptas
Harrapans
25
What are the TWO main rivers that provide so much for India?
Indus and Ganges
Euphrates and Tigris
Indus and Tigris
Nile and Ganges
26
What is the division of Indian society into groups called?
Caste System
Reincarnation
Indus Valley
Subcontinent
27
What is the name of the main Hindu god?
Buddha
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
28
What is believed to be a reason the Indus Valley civilization declined?
Lack of technology
Natural Disaster
Disappearance
Invasion
29
What physical feature helped to protect/isolate India?
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
30
What is the process where a soul is reborn in a new body known as?
Reincarnation
Subcontinent
Indus Valley
Caste System
31
Who is credited with founding Hinduism?
Siddhartha Guatama
Chandragupta
No one knows
Asoka
