Lesson Quiz 1 Ancient India

strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate

• caste

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

• caste

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

• caste

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent

• caste

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the written language developed in Aryan villages

• caste

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers?

• Arabian

• Bengal

• Ganges

• Indian

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of

• brick

• grass

• stone

• wood

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?

• disease and famine

• earthquakes and floods

• hurricanes and wildfires

• volcanoes and monsoons

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500B.C.s?

• Aryans

• Ganges

• Sudras

• rajas

In India's caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

• common people

• priests

• untouchables

• warriors and rulers