SS Ch. 6 (6th Grade) Quiz

India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?

• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Huang Ho River
• Indus River

Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
• We can't interpret their writing.
• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

What happened to end the Indus Valley civilization?

• A destructive earthquake happened.
• No one is sure what happened.
• They ran out of food.
• The river changed course.

Veda

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

• position in society

• accomplishment that requires effort or skill

• a collection of hundreds, and even thousands, of sacred hymns

caste

• position in society

• groupings based on one's skill

• a fixed social class into which a person is born

• birth group

monsoons

• information used to prove something

• a fortified area

• accomplishment that requires effort or skill

• seasonal winds

What are the Vedas?

• a language written in Sanskrit.

• sacred hymns

• priests who recited offerings

• the number system of the Indo-Aryans

How did the early Indo-Aryans measure their wealth?

• in horses

• in the number of chariots they owned

• in corn

• in cattle

Where did the Indo-Aryan kingdoms develop by 500 BCE?

• Indus Valley

• Ganges Plain

• southern coast of South Asia

• Brahmaputra Plain