Semester 1 Review (Part 3)

The _____ separate the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia.

• Himalayas

• Alps

India's first civilization arose along the _____ River.

• Indus

• Ganges

Early farming villages in India depended on the _____ monsoon.

• winter

• summer

The people of the Indus Valley civilization stored their surplus crops in _____.

• citadels

• granaries

Which statement is true?

• Most scholars believe the Aryans invaded India as nomadic warriors.

• Most scholars believe that Aryans were nomadic herders who slowly spread across India.

The Aryans measured their wealth in _____.

• horses

• cattle

How did people in Aryan society enter a certain a caste?

• They married into a caste.

• They inherited their caste.

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

• Indus Valley

• Ganges Plain

What are the Vedas?

• sacred scriptures

• priests who perform rituals

According to Hinduism, which of the following is the supreme spiritual force?

• Vishnu

• Brahman