WH - Ch 2, Lesson 3 The Indus Valley Civilization Question Preview (ID: 59560)


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India has a variety of geographic regions, including mountain ranges, river valleys, a dry interior plateau, and
a) tropical rain forests.
b) fertile coastal plains.
c) vast deserts.
d) enormous icecaps.

The moderate climate of ancient India allowed the area to earn a reputation as
a) a source of new technologies.
b) an important center of learning.
c) destination for religious pilgrimages.
d) the cradle of civilization.

A seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia that brings significant rainfall to the Indian subcontinent is
a) the monsoon.
b) the citadel.
c) the Ganges.
d) the Indus.

The cities of Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro show evidence of
a) political corruption.
b) careful planning.
c) extreme poverty.
d) a system of banking.

Archaeologists studying ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley have found the remains of
a) only one settlement.
b) only two settlements.
c) approximately 100 settlements.
d) more than 1,000 settlements.

The cities of Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro
a) lacked a public water supply.
b) produced iron weaponry.
c) flourished for hundreds of years.
d) showed evidence of a separation of religion and political power.

According to many historians, a major shift in India's culture between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C. was the result of
a) Phoenician migration.
b) Chinese migration.
c) Egyptian migration.
d) Aryan migration.

One factor which made it possible for people to settle in the dense jungle along the Ganges River was
a) the creation of the iron plow.
b) money paid to new farmers.
c) a new government regulation.
d) a decline in trade.

What enabled ancient Indians to record the legends and religious rituals that had been passed down orally from earlier generations?
a) Sanskrit
b) raja
c) suttee
d) Dravidian

Ancient Indians began to have a written language in approximately
a) 3000 B.C.
b) 2000 B.C.
c) 1000 B.C.
d) 200 B.C.

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