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History, Geography
7th
grade
7th Grade Chapter 09 Study Guide: Ancient India
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are characteristics of the winds during the summer monsoon in India? Select all that apply.
The winds blow to the southwest.
The winds blow from the southwest.
The winds are wet.
The winds are dry.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Thousands of years ago, India's first civilization grew along the river marked on the map by which letter?
W
X
Y
Z
- 3. Multiple Choice
In Chapter 4, you learned about life in the first civilizations of Mesopotamia. How was life in the Indus Valley civilization similar to life in the first civilizations of Mesopotamia? Select all that apply.
When food was plentiful, not all people needed to farm.
Many people became skilled workers and specialized in areas such as tool making.
Small farming villages grew into cities.
Early people eventually abandoned the area for many possible reasons.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Buddha accepted which of the following ideas from Hinduism?
reincarnation
Brahmanism
the caste system
belief in many deities
- 5. Multiple Choice
What caused many people, especially Untouchables and Indians in the lower jati (caste system), to accept the Buddha's message?
The Buddha agreed with the Brahman rituals.
The Buddha placed little importance on the jati (caste) system.
The Buddha supported the worship of many deities.
The Buddha worked with Hindu priests.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was one effect of Ashoka becoming a Buddhist?
He expanded the size of his empire.
He conquered many Indian kingdoms.
He became a man of peace.
He fought against his brother for power.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In Chapter 9: Ancient India, you learned about a great epic called the Mahabharata. Which of the following is also an epic poem you have studied during Chapter 4: Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi's Code
the Epic of Gilgamesh
the Book of the Dead
Sanskrit
- 8. Multiple Choice
Early India's important contributions to world civilization included which of the following?
inventing the plow and the wheel
introducing zero to the number system
creating sundials
developing the world's first calendar
- 9. Multiple Choice
Buddhism and Hinduism both originated in which country?
India
China
Egypt
Spain
- 10. Multiple Choice
subcontinent
seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
a major religion that developed in ancient India
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
a group of similar languages
- 11. Multiple Choice
monsoon
a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha
seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
a group of similar languages
- 12. Multiple Choice
the first written language of India
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Hindu-Arabic Numerals
- 13. Multiple Choice
Hinduism
a major religion that developed in ancient India
a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha
the rebirth of the soul
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
- 14. Multiple Choice
Buddhism
a state of perfect happiness and peace
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
the rebirth of the soul
a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha
- 15. Multiple Choice
the rebirth of the soul
raja
reincarnation
karma
nirvana
- 16. Multiple Choice
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
reincarnation
guru
karma
dharma
- 17. Multiple Choice
a state of perfect happiness and peace
nirvana
reincarnation
karma
dharma
- 18. Multiple Choice
a person who travels to holy sites
raja
pilgrim
guru
language family
- 19. Multiple Choice
a Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped
stupa
Brahman
pilgrim
reincarnation
- 20. Multiple Choice
What body of water is highlighted?
Red Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
- 21. Multiple Choice
What body of water is highlighted?
Red Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
- 22. Multiple Choice
What body of water is highlighted?
Red Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
- 23. Multiple Choice
What mountain range is highlighted?
Caucasus Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Ural Mountains
- 24. Multiple Choice
What mountain range is highlighted?
Caucasus Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Ural Mountains
- 25. Multiple Choice
What mountain range is highlighted?
Caucasus Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Ural Mountains
- 26. Multiple Choice
What mountain range is highlighted?
Caucasus Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Ural Mountains
- 27. Multiple Choice
What lake is highlighted?
Aral Sea
Dead Sea
Caspian Sea
Lake Victoria
- 28. Multiple Choice
What lake is highlighted?
Aral Sea
Dead Sea
Caspian Sea
Lake Victoria
- 29. Multiple Choice
What country is highlighted?
Spain
Egypt
Greece
India
- 30. Multiple Choice
Most early Indus Valley civilization people lived in:
farming villages
large cities
small towns
trading communities
- 31. Multiple Choice
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?
Hammurabi
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Alexander the Great
- 32. Multiple Choice
The Indian subcontinent is a part of the continent of:
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
- 33. Multiple Choice
How did the Himalaya Mountains benefit India?
they provided a natural barrier
they made trading easier
they brought warm monsoon winds
they gave the ancient people a place to go sledding
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people?
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo-Daro
Pakistan
Pataliputra
- 35. Multiple Choice
What was the first written language of India?
cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Hindi
Sanskrit
- 36. Multiple Choice
a person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society
reincarnation
karma
dharma
language family
- 37. Multiple Choice
a teacher
ancient sacred writings of India
guru
an Indian prince
the first written language of India
- 38. Multiple Choice
What body of water is highlighted?
Red Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
- 39. Multiple Choice
What country is highlighted?
Spain
Egypt
Greece
India
- 40. Multiple Choice
What lake is highlighted?
Aral Sea
Dead Sea
Caspian Sea
Lake Victoria
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