5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 5 TEST

Question 1

Asia’s 3 ancient cultures and general area

Answer 1

1. Mesopotamia: Tigris-Euphrates Valley2. India: Indus Valley3. China: Yellow River Valley

Question 2

Who began caste system and why

Answer 2

The aryans – they looked down on the Dravidians and wanted to keep people apart from each other.

Question 3

Four main castes

Answer 3

1. Brahmins (Priests) 2. Princes and warriors3. Land owners and merchants4. Farmers, laborers and servants

Question 4

What was an “outcaste” or “untouchable”

Answer 4

People who did not belong to any caste. They could only live with each other and were given the hardest kind of work.

Question 5

What is the main religion in India today?

Answer 5

Hinduism

Question 6

What do Hindus believe about Brahma?

Answer 6

Brahma is a universal spirit that is made up of many gods

Question 7

What is reincarnation?

Answer 7

When someone or something dies, its soul is reborn into some other newborn man or animal

Question 8

What religion was started by a man dissatisfied with Hinduism?

Answer 8

Buddhism

Question 9

What does Buddha mean?

Answer 9

Enlightened One

Question 10

What material gets its name from an Indian City? Which city is it named for?

Answer 10

Calico (Cotton Material) named for the city Calicut

Question 11

A part of a body of water smaller than a sea that reaches into the land – generally with a wide opening

Answer 11

bay

Question 12

A part of the ocean or sea that reaches into the land

Answer 12

gulf

Question 13

This is a sheltered place where ships may anchor safely (bays and gulfs often make these)

Answer 13

harbor

Question 14

This is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Answer 14

strait

Question 15

This is similar to a strait but usually wider

Answer 15

channel

Question 16

This is a man-made channel

Answer 16

canal

Question 17

This is usually wider than either a strait or a channel

Answer 17

sound

Question 18

This is a large body of water surrounded by land

Answer 18

lake

Question 19

This is a large stream of fresh water flowing over land

Answer 19

river

Question 20

This is the beginning of a river

Answer 20

source

Question 21

This is a river or creek that flows into a larger river

Answer 21

tributary or branch

Question 22

Calico is made from what?

Answer 22

Cotton

Question 23

What is the highest caste?

Answer 23

Brahmin

Question 24

What are people with no caste called?

Answer 24

outcaste or untouchable

Question 25

Where is India located?

Answer 25

Indus Valley

Question 26

Who developed the "place value" which is now called the decimal number system?

Answer 26

Indians

Question 27

This is the place where the river flows into a larger body of water, such as a lake, bay or ocean.

Answer 27

the mouth of a river

Question 28

Sometimes a river leaves soil at its mouth. The land deposited at the mouth of a river is called a ____

Answer 28

delta

Question 29

Aryans

Answer 29

looked down on the Dravidians and developed caste system

Question 30

caste system

Answer 30

strict social plan which kept people apart

Question 31

Brahmins

Answer 31

Priests: First and most important caste

Question 32

outcaste

Answer 32

"untouchables" that did not belong to any caste

Question 33

Hinduism

Answer 33

Main religion in India today

Question 34

reincarnation

Answer 34

The process when someone or something dies, its soul is reborn into some other human or animal

Question 35

Brahma

Answer 35

Universal spirit made up of many gods in Hindu religion

Question 36

Buddhism

Answer 36

religion founded by Gautama who was dissatisfied with Hinduism

Question 37

nirvana

Answer 37

In Buddhism, the state of being free from suffering

Question 38

calico

Answer 38

cotton material that has checked or figured print

Question 39

dynasty

Answer 39

a line of rulers that succeed each other in the same family

Question 40

monsoons

Answer 40

seasonal winds that bring heavy rains

Question 41

The "Enlightened One"

Answer 41

Title for Buddha

Question 42

First to bring India's cotton goods to Europe

Answer 42

Alexander the Great

Question 43

First European to reach India by sailing around Africa

Answer 43

Vasco de Gama

Question 44

The "Father of Modern Missions"

Answer 44

William Carey

Question 45

A key leader in India's struggle for independence

Answer 45

Mahatma Ghandi

Question 46

First Prime Minister of India

Answer 46

Nehru

Question 47

The "Rescuer of Indian children"

Answer 47

Amy Carmichael

Question 48

3 Indian contributions to mathematics

Answer 48

1. number zero (symbol for not any) 2. place value (decimal number system) 3. written numbers (Arabic numbers)

Question 49

3 Rivers of India

Answer 49

Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

Question 50

What dynasty ruled India at the time of Christ?

Answer 50

Mauryan Dynasty

Question 51

What is India's capital city? Largest city?

Answer 51

Capital City = New Delhi, Largest City = Mumbai (Bombay)

Question 52

What structure was buils as a tomb for the wife of an Indian ruler?

Answer 52

Taj Mahal

Question 53

What is the world's highest mountain? In what country is it located?

Answer 53

Mount Everest located in Nepal

Question 54

What do we call the cotton material developed in Calicut?

Answer 54

calico

Question 55

What mountain range forms a barrier between China and India?

Answer 55

The Himalayas

Question 56

Today, West Pakistan is known as ___? East Pakistan as _____?

Answer 56

West Pakistan = Pakistan, East Pakistan = Bangladesh

Question 57

What two new countries were part of India?

Answer 57

Pakistan and Bangladesh

Question 58

What are the seasonal winds that bring heavy rains?

Answer 58

monsoons

Question 59

The ______, the world's highest chain of mountains, contain _____, the world's highest peak

Answer 59

Himalayas -- Mount Everest

Question 60

What English company controlled India for a time?

Answer 60

East India Company