6th Gr SS Chap 9-Ancient India

strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the written language developed in Aryan villages

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers?

• Arabian

• Bengal

• Ganges

• Indian

7. The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of _________.

• brick

• grass

• stone

• wood

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?

• A. disease and famine

• B. earthquakes and floods

• C. hurricanes and wildfires

• D. volcanoes and monsoons

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River Valley around 1500 B.C.?

• A. Aryans

• B. Ganges

• C. Sudras

• D. rajas

In India's varna system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

• A. common people

• B. priests

• C. Untouchables

• D. warriors and rulers