These are ancient Indian religious books that contain their legends and rituals. Their name means "books of knowledge."
What are the Vedas?
100
This is the mountain range that borders India to the north.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
100
These geographical features isolated, or cut off, China from the rest of the world for nearly 1,000 years. (3 things).
What are
1. mountains?
2. oceans?
3. a desert?
200
This was one of the two big cities of the Indus River Valley.
What is Harappa?
200
In addition to the Yellow River, this is the other important river that helped to develop ancient Chinese civilization.
What is the Yangtze River?
200
These important waterways were used by ancient people to
1.) travel
2.) send objects and food to other places, and
3.) connect the villages and cities of the country
What are rivers?
200
This is the river in China that is the deepest in the world!
What is the Yangtze River?
300
These are seasonal winds that ancient Indian farmers depended upon for successful crops.
What are Monsoons?
300
In addition to the Great Wall of China, this is the second great wonder of ancient China.
What is the Grand Canal?
300
This is a rich type of dirt that is left behind after a flood and aids in farming.
What is Silt?
300
This joins the Yellow and the Yangtze Rivers in China.
What is the Grand Canal?
400
This is another planned city from ancient India.
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
400
This is the name of the first ruling family, or Dynasty, of ancient China.
Who are the Shang Dynasty?
400
This is where the first villages in India and China grew up around.
What is near rivers?
400
The Great Wall of China protected the Chinese people from invaders that came from these two directions.
What are the North and the Western Frontiers, or borders?
500
This is the religion of ancient India.
What is Hinduism?
500
This is the material that ancient Chinese artisans used to make beautiful art.
What is Bronze?
500
This is the number of Castes, or social classes, in Indian society.
What is four (4)?
500
"China's Sorrow" is another name for which Chinese River?