Indus River Valley

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Indus

• Euphrates

What feature is labeled with an H?

• the Indus River

• the Ganges River

• the Eastern Ghats

• the Hindu Kush

What prevented ancient India from having much contact with other civilizations?

• religion

• the Himalayas

• no language

• it was illegal

There were two theories on what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. Theory 1 states that several waves of Aryan invaders destroyed the Harappan people. Which piece of evidence below supports Theory 1?

• The civilization disappeared around the same time the Aryans arrived.

• Archeologists have found traces of the settlements in the Ganges River

• Skeletons that were found from the cities show signs of sickness

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• It brought rain to the area

• It was hard to cross

• It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Brought rain that watered crops

• Deposited fertilizer to grow crops

• People did not want to live in the terrible climate

Why was fertile soil so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• It prevented attacks from enemies
• Brought rain and flooding to water crops
• It allowed settlers to plant and harvest crops in one location

Which of the following land areas is between the Eastern and Western Ghats Mountains?

• Thar Desert
• Indus Valley
• Deccan Plateau
• Himalayas 

Mt. Everest is a part of which of the following mountain ranges? 

• Hindu Kush
• Himalayas
• Appalachian
• Eastern ghats

Why we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

• They did not have a system of writing

• It was a very secret society that didn't write down any records

• We cannot decipher their script or written language