Chapter 9, Ancient India Test

What is a subcontinent?

• A continent below another continent

• A smaller continent

• A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

What are monsoons?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Thunderstorms with heavy rain

• Seasonal winds

Who were the first people to settle in the Indus River valley?

• Harappans

• Hindus

• Aryans

• Brahmans

These first settlers to the Indus Valley were quite primitive because they lived in caves and communicated with gestures.

• True

• False

Where did the Aryans come from?

• The Aryans came from China

• The Aryans came from Mesopotamia

• The Aryans came from Turkey

• The Aryans came from central Asia.

What is the name of the Aryan written language?

• Pictographs

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

What are Vedas?

• Vedas were the laws that the Aryan people had to follow.

• Vedas is the Aryan word for Sanskrit writing.

• Vedas was the multi-armed, three faced god of the harvest

• Vedas were sacred writings

What is the caste system?

• The caste system is the method used by the Aryan army to organize its warriors in battle.

• The caste system is an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they can take and in their association with members of other castes.

• The caste system was the economy of ancient India.

• The caste system is the way the Aryans organized their written songs, stories, poems, and prayers.

What is a guru?

• A guru is a teacher.

• A guru is the Sanskrit word for prince.

• A guru is the lowest level of the caste system.

What is the one great spirit called that Hindus believe in?

• The one great spirit that Hindus believe in is Brahman.

• The one great spirit that Hindus believe in is Karma.

• The one great spirit that Hindus believe in is Dharma.

• The one great spirit that Hindus believe in is Nirvana.