Ancient India 1

What were two major cities of the Indus Valley?

• Brahmaputra and Cairo

• Harappa and Mohenjo-daro

• Pakistan and India

• Hinduism and Buddhism

India was formed on what is known as the subcontinent of ____________________.

• China

• Pakistan

• Egypt

• India

Which river in India was the Indus Valley civilization built around?

• Indus

• Brahmaputra

• Ganges

• Nile

Select the three major rivers in India on which many civilizations were built. (more than one answer)

• Tigris

• Indus

• Brahmaputra

• Euphrates

• Ganges

The __________________ were a group of nomadic people that came from the area of southern Russia and northern Iran.

• Aryans

• Mesopotamians

• Romans

• Huns

Evidence shows that people in ancient India traded with which group, due to having seals from this area discovered in India.

• Egypt

• China

• Mesopotamia

• Rome

What are two major religions still practiced in the world today that are believed to have originated in ancient India? (select more than one)

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hindu

• Buddhism

• Judaism

The Aryan culture blended with that of other people and created what is today known as the ___________ religion.

• Buddhist

• Christian

• Jewish

• Hindu

In 563, Siddhartha Gautama was born into luxury and raised as a _____________ in India.

• warrior

• prince

• farmer

• slave

What three things did Siddhartha Gautama encounter for the first time that made him want to figure out how to end suffering? (select more than one)

• health

• sickness

• babies

• old age

• death