River Valley Civilization: Indus Valley Question Preview (ID: 47444)


Unit 3: River Valley Civilizations, Focuses On The Indus Valley Civilizations, Which Include The Mohenjo-daro And Harappa Civilizations. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

This group of people migrated south from the Indo-European region around 1500-250 BCE and made up what is the Indian ethnic groups and people's of today
a) Mayans
b) Mogolians
c) Aryans
d) Portuguese

The economy and development of Ancient Indian civilizations relied mostly on
a) Trade
b) Agriculture
c) Pizza
d) Th Silk Road

Religious temples, buildings, or shrines located in ancient Indian civilizations
a) Ziggurat
b) Mosque
c) Mausoleum
d) Stupa

Located along the southern part of the Indus River, name of the civilization that emerges in roughly 2,600 BCE.
a) Mohenjo-daro
b) Mesopotamia
c) Han
d) Asia Minor

Two major rivers in India
a) Yellow and Yangtze
b) Indus and Ganges
c) Tigris and Euphrates
d) Po and Rhine

Seasonal winds
a) Currents
b) Monsoons
c) Typhoons
d) Racoons

Elevated plain that covers the bottom half of India
a) Himalayan Mountain Range
b) Tibetan Plateau
c) Vindhya Range
d) Deccan Plateau

A large landmass smaller than a continent, India is an example of this
a) Peninsula
b) Archipelago
c) Subcontinent
d) Plateau

To tame animals
a) Herding
b) Domestication
c) Plantation
d) Irrigation

Ancient form of Indian writing
a) Cuneiform
b) Pictographs
c) Hieroglyphs
d) Sanskrit

Person at the top of the Varnas (four Indian social classes)
a) Sudras
b) Vaisyas
c) Kshatriyas
d) Brahmin

The name of the social hierarchy system in India. It consists of teh four social classes (Varnas) as well as a group outside the Varnas, known as the untouchables
a) Vedas
b) Caste System
c) Patriarchal System
d) Sociatla System

Ancient Indian empire that starts in 325 BCE under the military leader Chandra Gupta. First to unify the Indian kingdoms.
a) Brahmin
b) Sudras
c) Vaisyas
d) Untouchables

This group is not part of the caste, or jati system in India
a) Mauryan Empire
b) Sargon Empire
c) Ashoka Empire
d) The Evil Empire

Hindu belief that you are reborn after your current life
a) Karma
b) Dharma
c) Gupta
d) Reincarnation

First written works of ancient India, include epics, songs, and poems
a) Vedas
b) Epic of Gilgamesh
c) Ramayana
d) Ramabahamasalama

Mathematic contribution of ancient India
a) Chicken Nuggets
b) the numbers 1-9
c) Concept of zero
d) 2 + 2 = 5

While the Ancient Greeks had developed science and and udnerstadning that the Earth revolves around the Sun, so did the Ancient Indians independently. What other scientific contribution did the ancient Indians develop?
a) Algebra
b) Needles and scalpels for surgeries
c) Plastic surgery
d) All of the above

Seasonal winds that occur in the winter in India are
a) Cold, dry air, comes from east to west
b) Warm, dry air that comes from west to east
c) Warm, wet air from east to west
d) Cold, wet air from west to east

Which of the following civilizations had plumbing
a) Rome and Han Dynasty civilization
b) Mohenjo-daro and Romans
c) Greeks and Romans
d) Han Dynasty civilizations and Mesopotamians

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