Facts
What is the name of the mighty river that provides water to the Indian land?
Indus River
Their religion believed in reincarnation. What does this mean?
(A) That after death, everyone got to go to heaven?
(B) That after death, you change into a type of animal?
(C) That after death, you can rise or fall in the caste system?
(C) That after death, you can rise or fall in the caste system
What does it mean that they had a "surplus" of food?
(A) Not enough food
(B) A great variety of foods
(C) More food than they needed
(C) More food than they needed
What was the caste system? Choose one:
(A) A religion based on magic
(B) A way to sort people into upper and lower classes
(C) An ancient healing ritual
(B) A way to sort people into upper and lower classes
What is believed to have been the downfall of the Ancient Indian civilization?
(A) Aliens invaded
(B) There was a really bad climate
(C) The Huns invaded
Will accept (B) or (C)
What mathematical idea did the Indians invent?
(A) Algebra
(B) Multiplication
(C) The zero
(C) The zero
What does it mean that they had a CENTRALIZED form of government?
They had ONE supreme ruler who was at the "center," and who controlled everything.
When people say "Indian," who might they be referring to? And why?
They migth be referring to people from the country of India, or they might be referring to Native Americans, who have been wrongfully called Indians.