Ancient India Review 10/28

Which physical feature separates India from the rest of Asia

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalaya Mountains

Where did the 1st civilization of India arise?

• along the Huang River

• along the Indus River

• along the Ganges River

• Along the Nile River

What did early farming villages in India depend on?

• summer monsoon

• winter monsoon

• spring monsoon

• fall monsoon

Where did the people of the Indus Valley store their surplus crops?

• citadels

• ziggurats

• pyramids

• granaries

What caused the Indus Valley civilization to disappear?

• floods

• invaders

• no known cause

• drought

How did Aryans measure their wealth?

• in cattle

• in horses

• in corn

• in gold coins

Where did Aryan kingdoms develop?

• Indus Valley

• Ganges Plain

• Mesopotamia

• Nile Valley

What was the highest social group in the caste system?

• merchants

• warriors

• priests

• farmers

Most scholars believe the Aryans migrated to India from where?

• East Asia

• West Asia

• Central Asia

• Central Africa

What determines how a person will be reincarnated?

• dharma

• ahimsa

• nirvana

• karma