Ancient India

The dry highlands found in central India are known as the ________________.

• Himalaya Mountains

• Eastern Ghats

• Ganges Plain

• Deccan Plateau

What group of people developed a written language called Sanskrit?

• Mesopotamians

• Egyptians

• Israelites

• Aryans

The three major rivers in India are the ________________________.

• Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan

• Nile, Jordan, Ganges

• Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges

• Euphrates, Ganges, Indus

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of ____________.

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people?

• Jerusalem

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Cairo

• Babylon

Women in ancient India _________________.

• had to finish 12 years of education before marrying.

• inherited property before men.

• often became priests.

• were usually educated at home.

India's ancient people relied on three major rivers for _________________.

• defense and hunting.

• farming, transportation, and trade.

• fishing and religion.

• construction and empire-building.

Which of the following determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India?

• Ahimsa

• British Colonial Rule

• Caste system

• The Eightfold Path

Most Indus Valley people lived in __________________.

• farming villages

• large cities

• small towns

• trading communities

In India's leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school.

• ama

• guru

• raja

• suttee