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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the literary language of Ancient India?
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Farsi
Cantonese
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are the two ancient cities of the Indus Valley?
Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
Babylonia & Jerusalem
Sumer & Persia
Tatooine & Dagobah
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the mountain range to the north of India called?
Adirondacks
Rockies
Himalayas
Alps
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the system that divides society into groups based upon a person's wealth, birth or occupation?HinduismVishnuCasteMoksha - 5. Multiple Choice
Which two rivers flow through India?
Indus & Euphrates
Euphrates & Tigris
Nile & Ganges
Indus & Ganges
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does polytheism mean?
One God
Many gods
No Gods
Spirit
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which vocabulary term refers to the period where flooding could have caused the disappearance of Harappa civilization?
tornado season
hurricane season
typhoon season
monsoon season
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the caste system, who is at the top of the pyramid and what is their job?Brahmin- priestsBrahmin-farmerSudra-farmerSudra-priests
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich job do Kshatriya perform according to the caste system?priestsoutcasts/pariahwarrior and rulerskilled trader
- 10. Multiple ChoiceYou do not want to be born into the unclean or polluted class called the _____________. (Fill in the blank)UntouchablesUnlikeableUnpopularUnstable
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the Caste system?
The Indian system of social classes
The actors in a movie
People with broken arms
Unknown
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two major rivers of Ancient India?Tigris & EuphratesNile & Blue NileIndus & GangesHuang He & Yangtze
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis area is known as:AfghanistanIndiaChinaNepal
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?
Indus
Nile
Ganges
Tigris
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?countrysubcontineentstateregion
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?hurricanetsunamiMonsoontornado
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhere did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● China
● Indiain river valleysin the mountain rangesin the coastal regionin the rain forest region - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?cuneiformSanskrithieroglyphicsHindi
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy did people settle in the Indus River Valley?to escape the Aryansirrigation, transportation, trade, communicationto see beautiful mountainsthe Brahman told them to
- 20. Multiple Choice
What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?
Indus River
Himalaya Mountains
Gobi Desert
Ganges River
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?
The fertile soil, transportation and communication opportunities provided by the river
To escape attack by the Aryan people
Because countryside was so beautiful
Because their gods told them to do so
- 22. Multiple Choice
Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?
The cold winds felt good in the summer time
The needed the rains in the summer time without them their would be drought and starvation
Without them there would be no river travel
The rains encouraged animal migration
- 23. Multiple Choice
After being nomads, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?
killing cows for food
ship building
fighting in wars
farming
- 24. Multiple Choice
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
Pharaohs, priests, artisans, slaves
Kings, princes, lords, serfs
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
- 25. Multiple Choice
An early achievement in homes in the cities in the Indus Valley Civilization was...
heating
Indoor plumbing and sewer systems
lighting
running water
- 26. Multiple Choice
What nomadic group invaded the Indus River Valley?
The Guptas
The Mauryans
Aryans
The Huns
- 27. Multiple Choice
The caste system was one of the most complex systems placed in India thousands of years ago. What did it do for India's society?
It brought happiness among the people of India
It ensured order by dividing India into groups
It brought chaos to Indian society
It created a sense of peace and prosperity
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people ranked highest on the caste system?warriorpriestsfarmersmerchants
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and EuropeHelped build relationships with the government and military.Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceTo get water to crops, early people used this method:domesticated animalssprinkler systemsirrigationsea routes for trade
- 31. Multiple ChoicePeople in India who live outside of the caste system. These people are shunned from society and usually have undesirable jobs.UntouchablesShudrasKshatriyaVaishya
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThis area is known as:Strait of GilbraltarArabian SeaSea of IndiaBay of Bengal
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThis area is known as:Arabian SeaRed SeaBlack SeaBay of Bengal
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIndia is located on which continent?AfricaAsiaNorth AmericaEurope
- 35. Multiple Choice
How many castes (social class) existed in Ancient India?
2
3
4
5
6
- 36. Multiple Choice
How did Indian knowledge of irrigation techniques affect Indian society?
It caused more wars with rival tribes which decimated the Indian population.
It led to a surplus of crops, so trade increased, and villages grew along the river.
It did not make a difference in Indian society because the Indus River flooded, so they did not need to irrigate.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich Indian civilization emerged first?HarappanBrahmanAryanHindu
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which action was forbidden by India’s caste system?
eating certain foods
moving from one village to another
marrying someone from a different caste
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains why the Aryans’ settlement in India helped in the creation of a written form of their language?
Once the Aryans had taken control of India, they developed a bureaucracy that needed to keep good records to control the vast territory.
The peoples that the Aryans conquered already had an alphabet that the Aryans adopted for their own language once they had taken control.
By giving up their nomadic lifestyle, the Aryans were able to develop a settled way of life that made it possible to develop their culture further.
- 40. Multiple Choice
Did Mohenjo-Daro havea sewer system?
Yes
No
- 41. Multiple Choice
Do historians believe Mohenjo-Daro had a strong government?
Yes
No
- 42. Multiple Choice
What could have been the purpose for the large bath that was located next to the city hall?
Religious purpose
Social purpose
Hygiene purposes
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWho created the first indoor plumbing systemHarappaBob's Porta-pottiesIncaMohenjo Daro
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhy do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.We have not discovered the location of the civilization.We can't interpret their writing.We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceBuildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in amountaingridcircle
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe Indus River Valley Civilizations' cities were structured:in ovals, with small square buildingsin grids, with separate areas for residential and governmental buildingsin triangles, centered around the pyramidsin squares, separated by social classes
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat were two things that these ancient people developed in the Indus River Valley?sewer system, grid - like streetswritten language, templesroads, irrigation
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?It brought rain to the areaIt was hard to crossIt deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming
- 49. Multiple Choice
Where is the Great Bath located?
India
Giza
The Citadel
Mesopotamia
- 50. Multiple Choice
What did Harappan society depend on to survive?
Blessings of the gods
Wars and battles
River valley farming
The world's first democracy
- 51. Multiple Choice
What was the most common type of job in the Indus River Valley civilization?
Artisan
Farmer
Priest
Slave
- 52. Multiple Choice
What did farmers use to bring water from the Indus and other rivers to their fields?
Dams
Plumbing
Irrigation
Buckets
- 53. Multiple Choice
How did Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro interact with other civilizations?
Wars
Trade
Mail
Morse code
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a "seal"?A way to mark an object made by someoneA way to hold an envelope togetherA barking animalAn ancient ritual of religion
- 55. Multiple ChoiceMohenjo-daro designed and built one of the firstbuilding complexpark systemdrainage and sewage system
- 56. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a main cause for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Unemployment problems
Rivers changing course
Civil War
Monsoon season stopped occurring
- 57. Multiple Choice
Which structure found in all of the cities of the Indus River Valley supports the idea that the Indus Valley cities had a surplus of food?
granary
citadel
Great Bath
ports
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