Ancient India Snapshot

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Geography: India is surrounded by which two seas? Options: On the eastern side is the Bay of Dubai, on the western side is the Indus Sea; On the eastern side is the Bay of Bengal, on western side is the Arabian Sea; On the eastern side is the Sea of Galilee, on the western side by the Red Sea; On the eastern side is the Chinese Sea, on the western side is the Bay of Bomba

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On the eastern side is the Bay of Bengal, on western side is the Arabian Sea

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Geography: According to the reading, what does the city name Mohenjo-Daro mean in Sindhi?

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Mound of the dead

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Select an excerpt from the reading above that explains the historical importance of the Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro.

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Most scholars agree this was the first stepwell (steps leading into a well or man-made pool) invented.

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Government/Leadership: King Cyrus the Great conquered India in the 6th century BCE. What impact did this have on ancient Indian culture?

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Persian culture merged with Indian culture

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In what ways did Greece's conquering of Persia and Northern India in 326 BCE affect the Indian people?

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The Greco-Buddhist changes affected art, religion, and clothing.

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Government/Leadership: What major event led Ashoka the Great to practice Buddhism?

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His remorse for a massacre of 100,000 people at the city-state Kalinga

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Choose the meaning of the word "fractured" in the following excerpt: "The country fractured into many small kingdoms with each one developing trade with Rome especially after Rome conquered Egypt, India’s most respected trade partner until then."

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broke apart

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Achievements: Which systems developed due to the trade India had with central Asia and the Near East? Options: Drainage and sewer systems, A canal system that irrigated crops of cotton and sugarcane, A reservoir (artificial lake for water storage) at Girnar in 3000 BCE, All of the above

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All of the above

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Achievements: According to the reading, what major change increased Ancient India's agricultural expertise? Options: The migration of the Aryans into Northern India, A change in India's natural ecosystems, Increase in trade with Asia, All of the above

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The migration of the Aryans into Northern India

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Social Class: India's caste system had which social classes?

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Brahmana (priests), Kshatriya (the warriors), Vaishya (farmers and merchants) and Shudra (laborers)