Mrs. Dobert Geography of Ancient India

Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

• to escape the Aryans

• farming, transportation, trade

• to see beautiful mountains

• the Brahman told them to

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

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

What are the seasonal winds that blow cold, dry air in the winter and warm, wet air and pouring rains in the summer?

• Monsoons

• Tornadoes

• Typhoons

• Earthquakes

After being nomadic cattle herders, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?

• Shipbuilding

• Fighting in wars

• farming

• killing cows for food

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

What body of water is located east of India

• Indian Ocean

• Arabian Sea

• Bay of Bengal

• Ganges River

Which river did India's civilization begin near?

• Ganges

• Indus

• Brahamaputra

• Mohenjo

What is the island located directly south of India?

• Madagascar

• Bengal

• Sri Lanka

• Pakistan

Which mountains form a border between India and China?

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Khyber Pass

• Appalachian

What country borders India to the northeast?

• Pakistan

• China

• Sri Lanka

• Egypt