Geography
Planned-cities
Inventions
Vocab
Modern Day
100

India is located in THIS continent.

What is Asia?

100

The names of the TWO major cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization.

What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

100

THIS invention used indoor toilets and covered pipes to keep cities clean.

What is the sewer system?

100

These strong seasonal winds bring both wet seasons and dry seasons.

What are monsoons?

100

India has around THIS percent of the world population.

What is 20%?

200

The countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, and Nepal make up THIS type of landform.

What is a subcontinent?

200

THIS street pattern kept planned-cities organized. 

What is a grid?

200

The original name of this invention is "chāmpo".

What is shampoo?

200

The world's third largest religion.

What is Hinduism?

200

Name one of India's famous monuments.

What is the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, or the Meenakshi Amman Temple?

300

The tallest mountain range in the world, located in India.

What is the Himalayas?

300

Using covered drains, THIS system kept planned-cities free of waste.

What is the sewer system?

300

Storing water while also keeping the air cool, THIS invention became a place for people to relax.

What is the stepwell?

300

The holy texts of Hinduism.

What are the Vedas?

300

India is home to many cultural foods! Name two.

What are naan, curry, samosas, rice cakes, etc.?

400

The three bodies of water that surround India.

What are the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean?

400

THIS structure located in Mohenjo-Daro is believed to have been used for religious purposes.

What is the Great Bath?

400

One of India's most important and ancient languages.

What is Sanskrit? 

400

The empire for the "Golden Age" of Ancient India.

What is the Gupta Empire?

400

The recently celebrated festival, also known as the Festival of Colors.

What is Holi?

500

Most of southern India is covered by THIS plateau. 

What is the Deccan plateau?

500

List five features of an Indus Civilization planned-city.

What are multi-story houses, sewer system, defensive walls, granaries, stepwells, city zones, and grid pattern streets?

500

While similar to previous civilization's social class, THIS invention did not allow a person to rise above the position in which they were born.

What is the Caste System?

500

The Hindu god of creation.

Who is Brahma?

500

 This five-day festival is also known as the Festival of Lights.

What is Diwali?

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