Ancient India

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

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

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

• home

• 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

Why did the Indians choose not to challenge the caste system?

• It was part of their religious beliefs.
• It was part of their economic system.
• They were afraid of punishment in this life.
• They liked the social class they were born into.

 Karma is...

• a state of wisdom
• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
• the consequences of how a person lives
• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

India's northern border was difficult to pass because of the presence of the

• Indian Ocean

• Himalaya Mountains

• Indus River

• Indian Ocean

The Harappan civilization developed along this great river...

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Indus

• Nile

Because of it's large size and separation from the rest of Asia by mountains, India is known as a

• continent
• subcontinent 
• country
• empire