Chapter 6 Ancient India

What is a strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in the summer?

• caste

• raja

• monsoon

• mountains

What is a social group that one is born into and cannot change?

• caste

• raja

• monsoon

• nirvana

What is the name of a prince or leader of a tribe?

• caste

• raja

• priest

• monsoon

What are mountain ranges that is home to the highest mountains in the world?

• Sanskrit

• Rockies

• Appalachians

• Himalays

What is a written language developed in India?

• Brahmans

• Aryan

• Sanskrit

• Hebrew

What two rivers are India's most important rivers?

• Ganges/Indus

• Indian/Indus

• Ganges/Arabian

• Bengal/Indian

Who were the first people to live in the Indus River around 3000 B.C.?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Aryans

• Indians

• Harappans

What natural disasters possibly caused the collapse of the Harappan civilization?

• hurricanes and wildfires

• earthquakes and floods

• volcanoes and monsoons

• disease and famine

Who were the Nomadic people who conquered the Harappans and most of India?

• Brahmans

• Sudras

• Aryans

• Vaisyas

The Kshatriyas class of India contains these people....

• untouchables

• priests

• common people

• warriors and rulers