Ancient India and Hinduism

This separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia.

• Indian Ocean

• Himalaya Mountains

• Deccan Plateau

• Hindu Kush Mountains

The first Indian civilization started

• on the Ganges River

• On the Nile River

• In the Himalaya Mountains

• On the Indus River

What was the first Indus River Valley city to be discovered?

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Thebes

• Uruk

The Indus River civilization and the Harappan civilization are the same.

• True

• False

What do summer monsoons bring?

• dry air and drought

• rain and floods

The Indus Valley civilization had the World's first

• plow

• sailboats

• water clock

• inside toilets and city wide sewer systems

The main reason we know very little about the Indus River Valley civilization is because we can't read their writing.

• True

• False

What did early farming villages in India depend on?

• the summer monsoon

• the winter monsoon

• the summer typhoon

• the winter typhoon

Why do historians believe that the Indus River Valley had an advanced civilization?

• It left behind many weapons.

• Its cities showed advanced planning.

• It had highly organized religion.

• Its royal tombs hold many artifacts.

What caused the IRV civilization to disappear?

• heavy flooding

• drought

• foreign invaders

• no one knows for sure