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A #SocialStudies quiz about #Ancient #India
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What was the name of the group who were so low they were not even part of the caste system?
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Sudras
Untouchables
2
The Vedas were written in which language?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Greek
Sanskrit
3
What do Egypt, Mesopotamia & India have in common?
They are all river valley civilizations
They all are peninsulas
They are all desert regions
They don't have anything in common
4
Why did lower caste members remain in the caste system although they were treated poorly?
they had no power to change it
they didn't mind being in a lower caste
they are too scared to take action due to possible consequences
the belief that following dhama led to reincarnation into a higher caste
5
What continent is India located on?
Europe
Asia
Africa
India
6
Seasonal winds in Ancient India's climate?
Tidal wave
Hurricane
Tsunami
Monsoon
7
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 rain needed for their crops
It provides wind energy to help power the cities
8
What is karma?
A person's duty
Every action AND its consequences (positive & negative)
the belief in many gods
the belief in one god
9
What was a person's caste position based on?
Their personality.
Birth.
Their actions.
Their looks.
10
Which groups of people belonged to the Brahmin caste?
Merchants & Craftworkers
Warriors & Soldiers
Servants & Farmers
Priests & Scholars
11
What were the warriors called under the Indian caste system?
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Aryans
Brahmans
12
What is the name of the mountains that border India to the northwest, separating it from China?
The Alps
Hindu Kush
Mount Olympus
Himalayas
13
True or False: People could easily move up and down the caste system?
True
False
14
What were the names of the two ancient civilizations that developed along the Indus River?
Harappa & Mecca
Athens & Sparta
Mohenjo Daro & Suttee
Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
15
Why were Harappa and Mohenjo Daro considered advanced civilizations?
They were the 1st farming settlements with a surplus of food
They had a drainage system & organized streets in a grid
They had the first systems of writing
16
What is the name of the holy book in Hinduism?
The Vedas
The Torah
The Bible
The Qu'ran
17
India's ancient civilizations developed around which two rivers?
Indus & Ganges
Tigris & Euphrates
Ganges & Tigris
Indus & Nile
18
What is the order of the Caste System from highest rank to lowest rank?
Untouchables, Sudras, Brahmins, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, Untouchables
Vaishyas, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Sudras, Untouchables
Untouchables, Sudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins
19
What is the Hindu belief that when a person dies, they are reborn?
Suttee
Dharma
Karma
Reincarnation
20
Which groups of people belonged to the Vaishya caste?
Servants & Farmers
Merchants & Craftworkers
Priests & Scholars
Warriors & Soldiers
21
Which groups of people belonged to the Shudra caste?
Priests & Scholars
Warriors & Soldiers
Servants & Farmers
Merchants & Craftworkers
22
What do India, Greece, and Italy have in common?
They all are peninsulas
They don't have anything in common
They are all desert regions
They are all river valley civilizations
23
Who were the group of nomadic warriors that brought the Vedas to Ancient India?
The Aryans
The Greeks
The Egyptians
The Romans
24
Who were the group of nomadic warriors that brought the Vedas to Ancient India?
The Egyptians
The Aryans
The Romans
The Greeks
25
How was Hinduism different from the other major religions we have learned about this year?
Hinduism is polytheistic
Hinduism has no holy book
26
Which groups of people belonged to the Kshatriya caste?
Merchants & Craftworkers
Servants & Farmers
Priests & Scholars
Warriors & Soldiers
27
Dharma relates to which of the following?
The energy you give out whether is it positive or negative
Your duty or job in life that you must carry out
The cycle of being born, dying and being reborn again.
