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Year 7 Humanities - Ancient India
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1
Jainism was based on the teachings of a man named:
Siddhartha
Chadra Gupta
Aryan
Mahavira
2
What are the seasonal wind patterns that cause India’s wet and dry seasons?
Moonsoons
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Tornadoes
3
Which of the following was not a reason for settling in the Indus Valley?
The river was a source of irrigation
floods left behind silt for farming
the Deccan Plateau provided fertile soil
The rivers and seas opened trade routes
4
What is the caste system?
A way to wrap up injuries
a social group you choose to belong to
a way to learn how to fish
a social group that one is born into
5
The universal spirit worshiped by Hindus.
Reincarnation
Dharma
Brahma
Karma
6
Entering India from the north was difficult because of which mountains?
the Alps
the Andes
the Great Dividing Range
the Himalayas
7
What is a mandala used for in Hinduism and Buddhism?
place to hold a god’s soul
cause human suffering
decoration
Prayer and meditation
8
This religion focused on not on a god but on the teachings of one wise man.
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
9
Which was the highest class of people in the caste system?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Sudras
10
What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
nirvana
samsara
moksha
reincarnation
11
Who is this?
Kali
Shiva
Vishnu
Ganesh
12
Siddhartha Gautama became known as:
Nirvana
Raja
Buddha
Karma
13
Before he cast off all his worldly possessions and became the Buddha, he was a:
prince
priest
king
untouchable
14
Which was the warrior/ruler class of people in the caste system?
Kshatriya
Brahmins
Sudras
Untouchables
15
How many main classes were there in Ancient India’s caste system?
Three
Four
Six
Two
16
A state of perfect happiness and peace.
karma
Buddha
dharma
nirvana
17
Good or bad actions influence a person's:
Brahma
Dharma
Karma
Brahmin
18
Which of the following is not a sign of a advanced civilsation in India?
Use of weights and measures in trade
The use of papyrus and hieroglyphics
The spinning and weaving of cotton cloth
the streets and sewer systems of the towns
19
The Indus Valley written language has given us helpful clues to their daily lives.
True
False
20
What is
ahimsa
?
no harm at all
no harm to plants
no harm to animals
no harm to women
21
The civilisation of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro developed in the valley of which river?
The Inga
The Nile
the Tigris
The Indus
22
This is the belief that a person’s soul is reborn.
heaven
nirvana
reincarnation
death
23
If a fly lands on my hand and I refuse to kill it, I am practicing:
the Middle Path
dharma
theravada
ahimsa
24
The houses of the Indus valley were made out of this:
clay
papyrus
wood
standard bricks
25
The ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro had such features:
private wells
1 & 2 story houses
private bathrooms
26
Which of the following proves that people in ancient India traded with other civilsations?
Archeologists found Indian goods in other places
Caste systems were seen in other civilsations
The Vedas helped decode Sanskrit writings
Oral traditions were passed down from other civilsations
27
Which of the following was not a main belief of Buddhism.
The way to end suffering is to overcome desire.
Life is suffering.
There is no way to overcome desire.
Suffering is caused by desire.
28
Why did Buddhism develop out of Hinduism?
moksha
Buddha didn’tagree with reincarnation
Buddha didn’tagree with the caste system.
Lifeis suffering.
29
Who is this?
Vishnu
Brahma
Kali
Shiva
30
What are the
vedas
?
Religious texts
a social class
a mountain range
a river civilisation
31
What is the main belief of Jainism:
purity of the soul
karma
nonviolence
peace of mind
32
The polytheist religion centred around reincarnation and reaching enlightenment.
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
33
Siddhartha Gautama believed that the goal of life was to reach:
afterlife
wealth
nirvana
your true love
34
Which was the lowest class of people in the caste system?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Sudras
35
This group of people created the caste system in India.
Buddhists
Guptas
Aryans
Mauryans
36
How do we know the Harrapan Civilisation had a strong central government?
They traded
Well organised cities
They were peaceful
They could travel
37
What does the lotus symbolise?
Alertness.
Represents the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
Represents nature and the energy of creation.
That knowledge should be constant and uninterrupted.
38
Why did the people of ancient India depend on the summer monsoon from the ocean?
It caused destruction
It heated the region up
It brought much needed rainfall
It dried up the flooding
39
What is the written language the Aryans developed?
Hieroglyphics
Latin
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
40
Buddhism says by following ____ and ____ you can reach
nirvana
the four noble truths and the Middle Path
samsara and the Middle Path
karma and reincarnation
the Four Noble Truths and moksha
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Who is this?
Brahma
Vishnu
Brahmin
Indra
