5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 5 QUIZ

Question 1

Asia’s 3 ancient cultures and general area

Answer 1

1. Mesopotamia: Tigris-Euphrates Valley
2. India: Indus Valley
3. 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
2. Princes and warriors
3. Land owners and merchants
4. 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