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- 1. Multiple Choice
What river did people in ancient India settle along?
Tigris
Nile
Indus
Euphrates
- 2. Multiple Choice
What feature is labeled with a J?
The Himalayas
the Indus River
the Deccan Plateau
the Ganges River
- 3. Multiple Choice
What feature is labeled with an H?
the Indus River
the Ganges River
the Eastern Ghats
the Hindu Kush
- 4. Multiple Choice
Like other ancient civilizations, ancient India was divided into four__________ ___________, also called __________, based on occupation.
ultimate religions, leaders
social classes, castes
government classes, dictators
- 5. Multiple Choice
What caste system are priests and religious leaders?
Brahmin
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
- 6. Multiple Choice
What caste system are kings, cheiftans, warriors?
Brahmin
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
- 7. Multiple Choice
What caste system were landowners, farm owners, merchants, skilled traders?
Vaisyas
Sudras
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
- 8. Multiple Choice
What caste system were farm workers, servants, and other unskilled workers?
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Sudras
Brahmin
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?
hurricane
tsunami
monsoon
typhoon
- 10. Multiple Choice
What prevented ancient India from having much contact with other civilizations?
religion
the Himalayas
no language
it was illegal
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the surrounding landforms favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?The physical features provided natural barriers for protectionFertile soil allowed settlers to plant and harvest cropsIt gave the people timber to build homes
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?
Brought rain that watered crops
Deposited fertilizer to grow crops
People did not want to live in the terrible climate
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following land areas is between the Eastern and Western Ghats Mountains?Thar DesertIndus ValleyDeccan PlateauHimalayas
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMt. Everest is a part of which of the following mountain ranges?Hindu KushHimalayasAppalachianEastern ghats
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?
They did not have a system of writing
It was a very secret society that didn't write down any records
We cannot decipher their script or written language
- 16. Multiple Choice
What physical feature gave the Indus Valley natural protection from invaders?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Fertile Crescent
Hindu Kush Mountains
Ganges River
- 17. Multiple Choice
What religion forms the basis of the caste system?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
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