Ancient India

1.) What is a monsoon?

• Periods of large rainfall
• Seasonal wind patterns
• Times of extreme heat
• Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening

What is the difference between the summer monsoon and the winter monsoon?

• The winter monsoon brings more rain than the summer monsoon 
• The winter and summer monsoon are not different 
• The summer monsoon is not as violent as the winter monsoon
• The winter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon

Monsoons provide an excellent source for Indian farmers to irrigate their crops.  What does irrigate mean?

• To supply water to farmland and crops
• To provide large amounts of sunlight to encourage growth of crops
• To flood a young crop
• To deliver just the right amount of Vitamin A to help growth

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world.  What two cities were at the center of this civilization?

• Hormuz and Rome
• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
• Indus and Brahmaputra
• Ganges and Indus

Mountain range north of India that affects the Winter Monsoon:

• Hindu Kush
• Himalayas
• Andes
• Rockies

Life began in India along the __________ River.

• Nile
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Indus

A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was

• citadel
• running water and sewage
• brick homes
• all of the choices

A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the

• streets laid out in a grid like fashion
• subways
• asphalt paved roads
• road signs

The two main rivers in Ancient India......

• Indus & Euphrates
• Euphrates & Tigris
• Nile & Ganges
• Indus & Ganges

India was a very big piece of land, but not as big as a continent. It was called a ________________.

• continent
• subcontinent
• country
• state