Ancient India Knowledge Check #1

Two large cities formed along this?

• Ganges River
• Indian Ocean
• Indus River
• India River

The Indian language?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Chinese
• Sanskrit

Reincarnation

• The process of recycling
• The process of rebirth
• The process of decomposition
• The process of farming

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?

• Karma
• Carma
• Beliefs
• Charisma

Divided India's society into groups?

• Social Hierarchy
• Caste System
• Social Classes
• Hinduism

Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?

• warrior
• priests
• farmers
• merchants

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontineent
• state
• region

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

• hurrican
• tsunami
• Monsoon
• tornado

What physical feature gave the Indus valley natural protection?

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Fertile Crescent
• Himalayan Mountains

After being nomads, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?

• Shipbuilding
• Fighting in wars
• farming
• killing cows for food