Unit 2 - Harappa (India) and China

What river was important to the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

• Indus

• Nile

• Tigris

• Yellow

Why do we only know a little about the Harappan civilization?

• they did not have writing

• we can't understand their writing

• there are no artifacts to study

• their cities were well-planned

Select ALL of the achievements of the Harappan civilization.

• planned cities with grid streets

• walls around the cities

• every home had a well for water and a drainage system

• they used irrigation for farming

What group of people invaded/migrated into the Indus River Valley?

• Chinese

• Aryans

• Sumerians

• Hindus

Select ALL the ways the Aryans influenced India.

• their language developed into Sanskrit

• the caste system

• polytheistic religion

• complex dancing

Select ALL of the geographic features that isolated China.

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Pacific Ocean

• Yellow River

What was the first Chinese dynasty?

• Xia

• Shang

• Zhou

• Han

Which job was higher in the social hierarchy of ancient China?

• farmer

• artisan

• merchant

Where were China's earliest writings?

• on oracle bones

• in pyramids

• on papyrus

• on clay tablets

What gave a ruler the right to rule in ancient China?

• Mandate of Heaven

• election of the people

• old emperor

• Mr. Maxfield