Ancient South Asia

_{What two rivers did most people South Asia settle around?}

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Nile and Ganges
• Indus and Ganges
• Huang He and Yangzte

What country does the Indus River flow through?

• Pakistan
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan

What country does the Ganges River flow through?

• South India
• Pakistan
• Northeast India
• Nepal

Which of the following is a physical barrier to invasion of South Asia?

• Indus River
• Himalayan Mountains
• Ganges River
• Alps

What modern countries did early Indus River Valley Civilization city-states develop?

• Northeast India and Nepal
• Sri Lanka
• Bhutan and Nepal
• Pakistan and Northwest India

What are two examples of ancient Indus Valley cities?

• Ur and New Delhi
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
• Islamabad and Babylon
• Jerusalem and Tyrus

How were Indus Valley Civilization cities advanced?

• Advanced sewage system
• Grid planning
• Well in every house
• All of the above

Who were the first to invade South Asia in 1500 B.C.E.?

• Aryans
• Mauryan
• Gupta
• None of the above.

What mountains did the Aryans invade through?

• Himalaya
• Hindu Kush
• Karakorum
• Alps

What is a caste system?

• A system for setting broken legs.
• A system for draining cities of sewage.
• A system of rules for the public.
• One of the classes of people in the social system.