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A #SocialStudies quiz about #Ancient #India
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1
What were the warriors called under the Indian caste system?
Brahmans
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Aryans
2
What is the name of the mountains that border India to the northwest, separating it from China?
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Mount Olympus
The Alps
3
Which groups of people belonged to the Vaishya caste?
Servants & Farmers
Warriors & Soldiers
Priests & Scholars
Merchants & Craftworkers
4
Which groups of people belonged to the Brahmin caste?
Merchants & Craftworkers
Warriors & Soldiers
Servants & Farmers
Priests & Scholars
5
Why did lower caste members remain in the caste system although they were treated poorly?
they didn't mind being in a lower caste
they had no power to change it
the belief that following dhama led to reincarnation into a higher caste
they are too scared to take action due to possible consequences
6
What do Egypt, Mesopotamia & India have in common?
They are all river valley civilizations
They are all desert regions
They all are peninsulas
They don't have anything in common
7
How was Hinduism different from the other major religions we have learned about this year?
Hinduism has no holy book
Hinduism is polytheistic
8
Which groups of people belonged to the Shudra caste?
Warriors & Soldiers
Priests & Scholars
Servants & Farmers
Merchants & Craftworkers
9
Which groups of people belonged to the Kshatriya caste?
Warriors & Soldiers
Servants & Farmers
Merchants & Craftworkers
Priests & Scholars
10
Seasonal winds in Ancient India's climate?
Tsunami
Tidal wave
Monsoon
Hurricane
11
What was a person's caste position based on?
Their personality.
Their looks.
Their actions.
Birth.
12
What was the name of the group who were so low they were not even part of the caste system?
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
13
Who were the group of nomadic warriors that brought the Vedas to Ancient India?
The Romans
The Aryans
The Egyptians
The Greeks
14
What continent is India located on?
Asia
Africa
India
Europe
15
What is the name of the holy book in Hinduism?
The Torah
The Bible
The Vedas
The Qu'ran
16
What is the order of the Caste System from highest rank to lowest rank?
Untouchables, Sudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins
Vaishyas, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Sudras, Untouchables
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, Untouchables
Untouchables, Sudras, Brahmins, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas
17
What is the Hindu belief that when a person dies, they are reborn?
Reincarnation
Dharma
Suttee
Karma
18
Why were Harappa and Mohenjo Daro considered advanced civilizations?
They had the first systems of writing
They had a drainage system & organized streets in a grid
They were the 1st farming settlements with a surplus of food
19
True or False: People could easily move up and down the caste system?
True
False
20
Dharma relates to which of the following?
Your duty or job in life that you must carry out
The cycle of being born, dying and being reborn again.
The energy you give out whether is it positive or negative
21
What were the names of the two ancient civilizations that developed along the Indus River?
Mohenjo Daro & Suttee
Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
Harappa & Mecca
Athens & Sparta
22
India's ancient civilizations developed around which two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates
Indus & Ganges
Ganges & Tigris
Indus & Nile
23
The Vedas were written in which language?
Greek
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
24
Why is the summer monsoon so important to the Indians?
It provides great weather for growing crops
It does not help the people of India
It provides wind energy to help power the cities
It provides rain needed for their crops
25
What is karma?
the belief in one god
A person's duty
Every action AND its consequences (positive & negative)
the belief in many gods
26
Who were the group of nomadic warriors that brought the Vedas to Ancient India?
The Aryans
The Egyptians
The Greeks
The Romans
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What do India, Greece, and Italy have in common?
They are all desert regions
They all are peninsulas
They are all river valley civilizations
They don't have anything in common
