Ancient India

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontineent
• state
• region

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

• hurrican
• tsunami
• Monsoon
• tornado

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• sanskrit
• calligraphy

Two large cities formed along this?

• Ganges River
• Indian Ocean
• Indus River
• India River

Reincarnation

• The process of recycling
• The process of rebirth
• The process of decomposition
• The process of farming

Divided India's society into groups?

• Social Hierarchy
• Caste System
• Social Classes
• Hinduism

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

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

A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a

• cast
• family
• raja
• caste

The holy books of Hinduism are:

• Torah & the Bible
• Vedas & Upanishads
• Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
• Old Testament & New Testament

Buddhism originated in which country?

• China
• Korea
• Thailand
• India