River Valley 3

Where did the Indian culture develop over 4000 years ago?

• Africa
• Indian subcontinent
• Middle East

What was the first ancient city archeologists discovered in the Indus River Valley?

• Harrappa
• Pakistan
• Medina

What river did these people in the ancient India settle along?

• Tigris
• Nile
• Indus

What were two things that these ancient people developed in the Indus River Valley?

• sewer system, grid - like streets
• written language, temples
• roads, irrigation

Like other ancient civilizations, ancient India was divided into four__________ ___________,also called __________, based on occupation. 

• ultimate religions, leaders
• social classes, castes
• government classes, dictators

What caste system are priests and religious leaders?

• Brahmin
• Sudras
• Untouchables

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• It brought rain to the area
• It was hard to cross
• It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

 What do these terms have in common?

- Buddhism
-Confucianism
-Taoism

• They were all founded in China.
• They are began in the Middle East.
• They died out by the 17th century.
• They are major world philosophies.

 What river is labeled on this map?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Huang He River
• Euphrates River

Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Agnostic