Ancient India

Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?

• warrior
• priests
• farmers
• merchants

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontineent
• state
• region

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

• hurrican
• tsunami
• Monsoon
• tornado

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

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• sanskrit
• calligraphy

The Caste system divided Indian society into ____ ranks or divisions.

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

The written language of the Aryans is called

• heiroglyhpics
• sanskrit
• cuneform
• Rosetta Stone

India's climate is heavily influenced by seasonal wind patterns that make it hot and humid called

• arid
• deserts
• climate change
• monsoons

The Harappan civilization developed along this great river/

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Indus 
• Nile