India Summative

What have scholars learned for certain about the Indus Valley civilization?

• It is not a real civilization.
• They did not have a religion
• Its cities were well planned.
• *We can read their writing.

What does agriculture on the Indian subcontinent depend heavily on?

• Summer Monsoon
• Winter Monsoon
• Irrigation Systems
• Sewers

Where did the first Indian cities arise?

• Along the Brahmaputra River
• Along the Ganges River
• Near the Himalaya Mountains
• Along the Indus River

What did the Indians use a granary for?

• A writing utensil
• Sewer Systems
• A temple
• Storing grain

What is the highest social group of the caste system?

• Kshatryias
• Vaishyas
• Sudras
• Brahmin

What is the lowest caste according to the Vedas?

• Sudras
• Brahmin
• Kshatryias
• Vaishyas

What is the name of a caste based on a person’s occupation?

• A job
• A guru
• A jati
• A sannyassin

What language were the Vedas sung or chanted?

• Mandarin
• Latin
• Hindi
• Sanskrit

What is the Hinduism's supreme God called?

• Brahman
• Brahma
• Brahmin
• Bob

What is the name of a person’s duty to do what is right?

• Karma
• Dharma
• Samsara
• Nirvana