Ch 7 Lesson 1/2

strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate.

• jati

• raia

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

a social group that one is born into and cannot change.

• jati

• raia

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the prince, or leader, of an Aryan tribe

• jati

• raia

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

• jati

• raia

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

written language developed in Aryan villages

• jati

• raia

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers?

• Arabian

• Bengal

• Ganges

• Indian

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization features homes made mostly of

• brick

• grass

• stone

• wood

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?

• disease and famine

• earthquakes and floods

• hurricanes and wildfires

• volcanoes and monsoons

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 BCE?

• Aryans

• Ganges

• Sudras

• rajas

In India's varna system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

• common people

• priests

• Untouchables

• warriors and rulers