Ancient India

What did early farming villages in India depend on?

• winter typhoons

• winter monsoons

• summer typhoons

• summer monsoons

What caused the ancient Indian civilization to disappear?

• no known cause

• heavy flooding

• foreign invaders

• drought

How did people in Indian society enter a certain caste?

• married into a caste

• took part in trials.

• had to pass a test

• were born into it

What group of the four varnas, which was at the top of the caste system?

• Vaishyas

• Sudras

• Brahmins

• Dalits

What was the job of a Dalit, or those NOT even considered a part of the caste system?

• dirty jobs

• ruler and warrior

• priests

• landowner

What were the jobs of a Sudra?

• priests

• farmers, laborers, servants

• landowners, bankers, and merchants

• rulers and warriors

Which game was invented in India?

• monopoly

• chess

• checkers

• Solitaire

Where did Aryan kingdoms develop by 500 B.C.?

• Brahmaputra Plain

• Indus Valley

• Ganges Plain

• southern coast of South Asia

Which of the following made Ashoka turn away from war and seek peaceful ways to rule?

• loss of the Maurya empire

• His relationship with his father

• war with Kalinga

• teachings of Buddhism.

How did the Aryans measure their wealth?

• horses

• corn

• cattle

• chariots