Indus Valley Civilization

India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

What was one of the religious beliefs of the Indus Valley?

• They were monotheistic.
• They mummified the dead.
• They were polytheistic.
• They had shrines to the dead.

What were the enduring legacies of the ancient Indus Valley?

• sewer system & wheel
• sewer system & concept of zero
• writing & sewer system
• concept of zero & writing

What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?

• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Huang Ho River
• Indus River

What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?

• Ur and Sumer
• Babylon and Thebes
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
• Harappa and Memphis

Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
• We can't interpret their writing.
• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

What is the name of the strict social structure of the Indus Valley?

• Upper Class
• Caste System
• Triangle Structure
• Social System

India's agriculture is largely regulated by:

• Unpredictable snow stroms that melt in the mountains.
• Predictable droughts in the "Great Indian Desert".
• Predictable thunderstorms throughout the coastline.
• Unpredictable Monsoon that flooded the Indus-Ganges plains.

Ancient India and Egypt were similar because they both

• had the Nile River and river deltas.
• were a part of the Fertile Crescent.
• had rivers and natural boundaries.
• shared the written language of hieroglyphics.

The law of karma is:

• belief in many gods.
• code of law that covers all aspects of life.
• the belief that actions in this life effect the soul in the next life.
• the process of reaching heaven by rituals and prayer.