Chapter 4 Ancient India Test

What is a monsoon?

• Periods of large rainfall

• Times of extreme heat

• Seasonal wind patterns

• Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening

Mountain range north of India that affects the Winter Monsoon:

• Hindu Kush

• Andes

• Himalayas

• Rockies

An advanced feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was

• running water and sewage

• ziggurats

• shadoof

The two main rivers in Ancient India......

• Indus & Euphrates

• Nile & Ganges

• Euphrates & Tigris

• Indus & Ganges

India is a ___ because even though it is part of Asia, huge mountains separate it from the rest of Asia.

• continent

• country

• subcontinent

• state

Which is the BEST explanation for all of these ancient Indian cities and towns to be located along the Indus River?

• for better trade with the Chinese.

• for irrigation, transportation, and trade.

• for protection from their enemies.

• to limit contact and stay away from other countries.

Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of India

• Himalayans

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Nile River

Follows the Eightfold Path

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Both

• Neither

Founder of this religion is Siddhartha Gautama

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Both

• Neither

There is no single founder of this religion

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Both

• Neither