Indus Valley Civilization

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

• Upper Class

• Caste System

• Triangle Structure

• Social System

What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Huang Ho River

• Indus River

What made the caste system a different social structure than other civilizations?

• You are born into a caste and can't switch to a different one.

• You can freely move to a new caste when you get a new job.

• The social structure is a square with all classes equal.

• A person chooses a job and everyone gets equal pay.

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.

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 Indian Caste System is:

• The separation of government and residential buildings.

• The division of Indian society based on birth, wealth, and occupations.

• The process of selecting occupations based on family status.

• The division of farmland in Ancient India.

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.

Why did cities develop in the indus River Valley?

• The valley was ruled by a king.

• There was no need to trade for goods.

• Priests ruled individual cites.

• Farmers were able to produce a surplus of food.

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

• subcontinent

• continent

• region

• landform