Day 2 Class 6 Ancient India's Many Names - From Sacred Texts

Multiple Choice

What are we going to explore in today’s lesson on “Ancient India’s Many Names”?

• Different rulers of India

• Names of India in sacred texts and their meanings

• Ancient trade routes to India

• Modern inventions from India

Match

Match each text with its approximate age:

• Rig Veda

• Mahabharata

• Puranas

3,500 years ago

3,000 years ago

Ancient stories written later

• 3,500 years ago

• 3,000 years ago

• Ancient stories written later

Multiple Choice

Which sacred text first mentions “Sapta Sindhava”?

• Mahabharata

• Rig Veda

• Puranas

• Vishnu Purana

Multiple Choice

What does the term “Sapta Sindhava” mean?

• Land of seven kings

• Land of seven rivers

• Land of seven mountains

• Land of seven oceans

Multiple Choice

Which river was central to the Sapta Sindhava region?

• Ganga

• Yamuna

• Indus

• Narmada

Open Ended

Why do you think rivers were so important in giving names to ancient India?