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