Gr.8 - Ancient India

India is situated in the ……………. part of Asia.

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

A ……………… is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

• Island

• Valley

• Subzero

• Subcontinent

The ………… are in ………… India and largely separate India from the rest of Asia.

• Himalayas/Northern

• Himalayas/Southern

• Rocky/Eastern

• Ural/Western

To the ………… of the Himalayas is a vast desert called the Hindu Kush.

• North

• South

• East

• West

Civilization in India started around the banks of the ………… River.

• Nile

• Yellow

• Tigris

• Indus

…………… seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.

• Monsoons

• Valley

• Rain

• Tornados

Civilization of Harappa was a ……………… civilization.

• Farming

• Trading

• Nomadic

• Industrial

……………… came from Central Asia, and may have helped end the Harappan civilization.

• Aryans

• Mauryas

• Hyksos

• Guptas

Aryan villages were governed by ……………, leaders who ruled a village and the land around it.

• Rajas

• Aryans

• Guptas

• Kings

Indian records written in …………… language are a major source of information about Aryan society.

• Rajas

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• Varnas