Ancient India

Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?

• warrior

• priests

• kings

• merchants

Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus Valley?

• They all wanted the cities to be identical
• They had difficulity completing task
•  They were intelligent and talented
• They knew how to deal with monsoons.

What physical feature gave the Indus valley natural protection?

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Fertile Crescent
• Himalayan Mountains

In which language did Aryans write their poems and hymns?

• Indian
• Vedic
• Sanskirt
• Harapan

Where did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● China
● India

• in river valleys
• in the mountian range
• in the coastal region 
• in the rain forest region

Two major religions that developed in India are

• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Hinduism and Judaism
• Judaism and Polytheism
• Monotheism and Polytheism 

The collection of Aryan religious works that include poems, hymns, and rituals are called

• Vedas

• epics

• Book of the Dead

• writings of Buddha

The belief that one can be reborn many times is called

• karma

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• dharma

This Indian religion opposed (was against) the Caste System

• Buddhism
• Hinduism

Nirvana is...

• a state of complete happiness and peace

• 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