6.1 Ancient India Geography

The mountains to the north of India are called..

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

• The Himalayas

• Caucasus Mountains

India is located on a

• Strait

• Subcontinent

• Channel

• Mesa

Monsoons cause India to become

• Cold and Dry

• Cold and Wet

• Hot and Wet

• Hot and Dry

The two major rivers in India are

• The Indus and the Ganges

• The Ganges and the Mekong

• The Indus and the Tigris

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

One of the oldest cities in the Indus Valley was..

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Saraswathi

• Delhi

• Babylon

The ancient culture that develop the Indus river is called...

• The Maurya Civilization

• The Gupta Civilization

• The Mughal Civilization

• The Harappa Civilization

One surprising technology the Indus Civilization had was...

• Arches

• Sewers

• Domes

• Iron weapons

Historian today can read language from the Harappan Civilization

• True

• False

Today the Harappan Civilization is mostly found in what country?

• Pakistan

• India

• Afganistan

• Nepal

Which of the following was something not found in Harappan Culture

• Standardized weights

• Figurines of animals

• Complex temples to gods

• Board games