Ancient India: Early Civilizations

Ancient India: Early Civilizations

by Raul Garcia

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• India is a subcontinent, which is a part of the continent of Asia.

• India is separated from the rest of Asia by mountain systems, including the Himalaya; the southern two-thirds of India is part of the Deccan Plateau.

• The three main rivers of India are the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra.

• Seasonal winds called monsoons greatly affect the climate and agriculture in India.

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India is part of

• Europe

• Southeast Asia

• Africa

• Asia

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Which separates India from the rest of Asia?

• Bay of Bengal

• Himalayas

• The Arabian Sea

• The Deccan Plataeu

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Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

• Hurricanes

• Typhoons

• Tsunamis

• Monsoons

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How high is Mount Everest?

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Which is NOT a positive outcome of the monsoon?

• The winds bring dry air in the winter .

• too much rain, which causes flooding.

• The winds bring warm wet air in the summer.

• Pouring rains

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India's first civilization began in the valley around the ___________.

• the Indus River.

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Ganges River

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About 5,000 years ago, nomads settled in valleys along the Indus River in an area that is now Pakistan.

• True

• False

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In the Indus River Valley the soil was rich , and farmers grew large crops of wheat, barley, and beans.

• False

• True

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Both cities : Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa had more than 35,000 residents.

• True

• False

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Mohenjo Daro and Harappa had dozens of unpaved roads .

• True

• False

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In Mohenjo Daro and Harappa a ____________ was built on a brick platform and surrounded by strong, thick walls at the West of each city.

• Castle

• Palace

• fortress

• Pyramid

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The Indus Valley people used ________ to build their homes

• oven-baked bricks

• Pine trees

• Copper and other metals

• Blocks made out of flintstones

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Select what describes houses built by Indus Valley people. Select all that apply.

• The houses had enclosed courtyards, and some were several stories tall.

• every house had at least one indoor bathroom.

• Houses also had garbage chutes connected to bins in the streets.

• Most houses had vaulted wooden roofs

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How did most Indus Valley people earn a living? Select all that apply.

• Artisans made clay pottery, and cotton cloth

• merchants traveled as far as China to trade

• farmers grew rice, barley, wheat, peas, and cotton

• Merchants and shopkeepers sold copper and bronze tools.

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Which might the reasons that made the people of the Indus Valley to abandon their cities and villages.

• Tha Aryans invaded India

• a severe drought that lasted for hundreds of years. I

• Earthquakes that destroy entire cities

• floods killed many more people and changed the course of the Indus River.

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Early Aryans raised cattle,riders, hunters, as well as fierce warriors.

• True

• False

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Which is NOt true about Arians ?

• They lived in city-states

• They grew wheat, millet, and barley

• They banned the use of cattle as food.

• They built irrigation systems.

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The first written language of India

• Farsi

• Hindu

• cuneiform

• sanskrit

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ancient sacred writings of India

• Indu Valley Scrolls

• Vedas

• Sacred writings of india

• The Aryan Bible

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Which is the correct hierarchy level of the Varnas?

• The Vaisyas,

  the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas,

  and the Sudras.

• The Sudras. the Vaisyas,

  the Kshatriyas,

  and the Brahmins,

• The Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaisyas,

  and the Sudras.

• The Brahmins, the Vaisyas,

  the Kshatriyas,

  and the Sudras.

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Scholars refer to the jati system as a __________ system.

• Kast

• Caste

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In the Ancient Indian Society, Which jobs did the untouchables do?

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Why do you think that parents arranged marriages for their children in ancient India?