Ancient India

The ancient city of Harappa had ________.

• paved roads, sewer lines, and grids of streets

• an opera house, a postal service, and an art school

• restaurants, bookstores, and public transportation

• a city council, a mayor, and a fire department

Which of the following is a true statement?

• India has a single, very long river that brings water to the entire country

• In the summer, big winds called monsoons bring lots of rain and thunderstorms to India

• India contains over a dozen active and inactive volcanoes

• India is surrounded by mountains on all four sides

The Himalayas are ________.

• a mountain range of many tall peaks where you will find Mount Everest

• the mythical beasts that live in the forest in India

• a river that flows from the mountains into India

• an advanced ancient civilization that mysteriously disappeared in 2000 BC

The Rig Veda is often considered the ________.

• first written collection of fairy tales

• most perfectly preserved skeleton ever found

• earliest written document of governmental laws

• oldest existing piece of literature

The Vedas explored the relationship between the soul and the world and founded the basis of ________.

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

The Dalit were ________.

• Indo-Europeans who migrated from Central Asia around 1500 BC

• the soldiers and their wives who made up the second highest caste

• the lowest caste, also called the "untouchables," who had the worst jobs in the society

• merchants and farm owners

________ determines what you will come back as in your next life.

• Your caste

• Your job

• Your karma

• Your wealth

Buddhists believe that Nirvana can be reached ________.

• by the caste of priests

• by becoming very rich

• by being reincarnated into someone beautiful

• by finding peace and freeing oneself of pain and suffering

The Indus and the Ganges are ________.

• ancient cities that were very similar despite being 300 miles apart

• rivers that flow into India and bring water to the country

• groups of invaders who failed to conquer ancient India

• the highest castes

Siddhartha was ________.

• the founder of Hinduism

• a powerful Aryan leader

• a famous ruler of India who converted to Buddhism

• the founder of Buddhism