Geography of Early India

Skilled warriors from Central Asia.

• ninjas
• raja
• Aryans
• Spartans

Mountains that separate India from the rest of Asia

• Hindu Kush

• Mohenjo Daro

• Himalayas

• Aryans

The earliest known language in ancient India

• Hindu Kush

• Aryans

• Vedas

• Sanskrit

Collection of writings from the Aryans

• Harappan

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• Himalayas

Which word describes a large landmass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontinent
• state

Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well-planned cities.
What inference can you make about the people of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro from this statement?

• They wanted the cities to be identical.
• They knew how to deal with the monsoons.
• They were intelligent and talented.

India is a subcontinent of which continent?

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?

• the Nile River
• the Indus River
• the Tigris River

What are the names of the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?

• Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
• Harappa and Pakistan
• Mohenjo Daro and Hindu Kush

At first, Sanskrit was only a spoken language and the Aryans had to memorize their poems and hymns.

• true
• false