Ancient India Geography, Harappans, and Aryan Caste System

What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?

• Monsoons

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

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

Which of the following is NOT an example of a way that the Aryans changed India?

• invented the iron plow

• dug canals

• invented Sanskrit

• remained nomads

• stopped killing cows

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 

• Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
• Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
• King, queen, princes, lords
• Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

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

• citadel

• family

• raja

• caste

What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system?

• Brahmans
• Vaisyas
• Untouchables
• Sudras

Which things were determined based on a person's caste or place in society?

• Job, marriage, friends
• Foods to eat
• Clothes to wear
• Blessings

Which country is NOT part of the Indian Subcontinent?

• Bhutan

• Bangladesh

• China

• Sri Lanka

• India

Choose the Ksatriya class

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