India
India is a:
a) River
b) Desert
c) subcontinent
c) subcontinent
What are two major cities of the Indus River valley civilization?
a) Athens and Sparta
b) Babylon and Syria
c) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
c) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Most Harappans were farmers and grew:
a. Beans, corn, and squash
b. rice, wheat, barley, peas, and cotton
c. olives, tomatoes, and potatoes
b. rice, wheat, barley, peas, and cotton
True or false, cattle were NOT a prized possession among the Aryans.
a. True
b. False
b. False, the Aryans prized cattle very much
How were the Aryans organized and who were they led by?
a. organized into cities and led by mayors
b. organized into tribes and led by a raja, or prince
c. organized into states and led by a governor.
b. organized into tribes and led by a raja, or prince
The Himalayas are:
a) A forest
b) the highest mountains in the world
c) a river system
b) the highest mountains in the world
What is another name for the Indus River valley civilization?
a) Babylonian civilization
b) Harappan civilization
c) Assyrian civilization
c) Harappan civilization
What people arrived after the end of the Indus River valley civilization?
a. The Mongols
b. The Persians
c. The Aryans
c. The Aryans
Aryan's used what as money?
a. Salt
b. Cattle
c. Shells
b. Cattle
What type of social system did the Aryans develop in India?
a. A plutocracy
b. a democracy
c. A caste system
c. A caste system
The Ganges and the Indus are:
a) cities
b) rivers
d) mountain ranges
b) rivers
Where did India's early civilization begin?
a) Near a river
b) In the desert
c) Near a mountain range
a) Near a river
Around when did the Indus River valley civilization come to an end?
a. 900 B.C.
b. 2500 B.C.
c. 1500 B.C.
c. 1500 B.C.
What did the Aryans declare cattle to be?
a. Sacred and not to be used as food
b. Unsacred and to be used food
c. Not as good as horses
a. Sacred and not to be used as food
How many Varnas or classes were there in the caste system?
a. 3
b. 7
c. 5
c. 5
What is a monsoon:
a) a dangerous animal
b) important parts of the Indian climate
c) the warrior class of ancient India
b) important parts of the Indian climate
The snow in the Himalayas melt and feed(s)
a) The Nile River
b) The Ganges and the Indus Rivers
c) The Mississippi
b) The Ganges and the Indus Rivers
True or false, the Aryans were not a race or ethnic group.
a. True
b. False
a. True, they are not a race or ethnic group.
What language did Aryans bring to India?
a. Aramaic
b. Sanskrit
c. Hebrew
b. Sanskrit
Who were the Kshatriyas?
a. the priest
b. The common people
c. the warriors
c. the warriors
India's early civilization in the Indus River valley began in:
a) 9000 B.C.
b) 5000 B.C.
c) 3000 B.C.
c) 3000 B.C.
True or False, the Indus River valley civilization had indoor bathrooms:
a. True
b. False
a. True
Where did the Aryans migrate from?
a. Africa
b. Europe
c. Central Asia
c. Central Asia
True or false, the Aryan civilization spread to all of India:
a. True
b. False
a. True
What are some kinds of jobs the Pariahs had?
a. They were the butchers
b. They were the gravediggers
c. both a and b.
c. both a and b.