Ch. 4 Sec. 1 Indus & Ganges River Valleys

The natural barrier that separates India from the rest of Asia is the

• Himalaya Mountains
• river
• Aryans 
• desert

The earliest people of northern India probably entered the Indus Valley from the passes in the ___________________ mountain range.

• Hindu Kush
• river
• desert
• landmass

One of India's earliest cities, located along the banks of the Indus River, was _____________________.

• Mohenjo-Daro
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• bankrupt

The earliest known religious books of Aryan society are the ______________.

• Vedas
• non-existant
• Torah
• Rosetta Stone

The four social classes that emerged in Aryan society were the ______________, _____________, _______ _______, and ___________/__________/__________.

• priests, warriors, ordinary people, farm workers/laborers/servants
• kings, peasants, teachers, barbers/bakers/weavers

A large landmass that juts out from a continent is called a _________________.

• subcontinent
• point
• mountain
• deert

During the summer, seasonal winds called ______________________ blow moist air across India from the Indian Ocean

• monsoons
• hurricanes
• typhoons
• rain

In the center of Mohenjo-Daro, there was a fortress consisting of a group of public buildings. Another name for this fortress is a _______________.

• citadel
• palace
• bohemoth
• caste

The Aryans moved, or _______________, into the Indus Valley around 1500 B.C.

• migrated
• danced
• transported
• came

The strict division of classes that began in India around 500 B.C. is known as the _________________ system

• caste
• right
• social
• separation