World HY Chapter 9 Ancient India

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Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers? Arabian, Bengal, Ganges, Indian

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Ganges

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The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of

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brick.

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What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages?

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earthquakes and floods

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Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?

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Aryans

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In India’s caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

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warriors and rulers

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strong seasonal winds that have a large influence on India’s climate

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monsoons

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a social group that one is born into and cannot change

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caste

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the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

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raja

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mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

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Himalaya

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the written language developed in Aryan villages

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Sanskrit