India 21

What is a monsoon?

• periods of large rainfall

• seasonal wind patterns

• times of extreme heat

• extreme storms of heavy rain and lightening

What is the tallest mountain in the Himalayan Mountain range?

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Everest

• Mount Rushmore

• Mount McKinley

Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?

• warrior
• priests
• farmers
• merchants

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontineent
• state
• region

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

• hurrican
• tsunami
• Monsoon
• tornado

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• sanskrit
• calligraphy

In which language did Aryans write their poems and hymns?

• Indian
• Vedic
• Sanskirt
• Harapan

What is a land mass that is set apart from a continent?

• Peninsula
• Cravass
• Subcontinent
• citadel

Name of people who came to the Northern part of India in 1500 B.C (noble ones)

• Aryans
• Persians
• Babylonians
• Egyptians

Fixed social class where Indian people were born into was called the __________ system

• Sewer
• Caste
• Metric
• society