Chapter 6 - India

The Harappan civilization was the first to emerge in ancient India.

• True

• False

Winter winds on the South Asia subcontinent are called wet

monsoons.

• True

• False

Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi, inspired Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• True

• False

Kalidasa was important because he was one of India's greatest writers.

• True

• False

India's golden age was during the reign of Chandra Gupta I.

• True

• False

How did the roads built by Asoka make his empire stronger

• The roads had plenty of shade and water

• The roads were good for trade, communication and quick travel

• He did not build any roads

Which of the following is a contribution of ancient India to modern medicine

• the practice of inoculation

• mummification

• architeture

• Option 4

What are the two major rivers of northern India?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Harappan and the Hindu Kush

• The Indus and Ganges

The social class system of the Aryans developed into which of the following?

• reincarnation

• caste system

• Buddhism

What formed as the subcontinent of South Asia collided with Asia?

• Hindu Kush ranges

• The Indus River

• The Himalaya