Indus Valley/China Check for Understanding

The Ganges River is one of the 2 important rivers for the ___ civilizations.

• Chinese

• Indus Valley

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian

The first major cities of the Indus Valley featured great technological advancements unlike any other civilizations such as...

• sewage and running water

• pyramids

• the Great Wall

• gunpowder and silk

Mohenjo-Daro was...

• a great city in the Indus Valley

• the name of an Indus Valley king

• the creator of Hinduism

• a group of people who conquered the native Indus people

Due to archaeological evidence, we know the Indus Valley traded with...

• Egypt

• Rome

• Mesopotamia

• China

The Caste system can best be described as...

• a social hierarchy originally based on race

• a social hierarchy originally based on cow ownership

• a religion that believed in reincarnation

• a dynasty that lasted the longest in China

A similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism is...

• their original locations (India)

• their belief in gods

• their belief in Four Noble Truths

• their use of the Vedas and Upanishads

A difference between Hinduism and Buddhism is...

• their belief in gods

• their belief in reincarnation

• their original location (India)

• their use of sacred texts

Asoka was...

• the greatest leader of Mauryan dynasty

• the greatest leader of the Gupta dynasty

• the founder of Buddhism

• the first emperor of China

Which of the following IS NOT one of the great achievements during the "golden age" of India?

• Invention of gunpowder

• Development of a written language (Sanskrit)

• Understanding how to reset a broke bone

• Mathematical concept of zero

The Yellow is one of the 2 important rivers for the ___ civilizations.

• Chinese

• Indus Valley

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian