Ancient India

Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

• to escape the Aryans

• farming, transportation, trade

• to see beautiful mountains

• the Brahman told them to

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates
• Nile & Blue Nile
• Indus & Ganges
• Huang He & Yangtze

What are the seasonal winds that blow cold, dry air in the winter and warm, wet air and pouring rains in the summer?

• Monsoons

• Tornadoes

• Typhoons

• Earthquakes

After being nomadic cattle herders, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?

• Shipbuilding

• Fighting in wars

• farming

• killing cows for food

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

Why did the Indians choose not to challenge the caste system?

• It was part of their religious beliefs.
• It was part of their economic system.
• They were afraid of punishment in this life.
• They liked the social class they were born into.

The universal spirit of the Hindu religion is called...

• Re
• Shiva
• Brahman
• Vishnu

Reincarnation is...

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

• the consequences of how a person lives

• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Nirvana is...

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

• the consequences of how a person lives

• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Karma is...

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

• the consequences of how a person lives

• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste