Lesson 2 - Ancient Civilizations of South Asia

The Earliest sites of settlement appear at Mehrgahr and other sites on upper Tributaries of the Indus River and date from around ______ - ______ BCE.

• 5000 - 4500

• 7000 - 4700

• 7000 - 4500

• 7000 - 4000

The Cities of Harappa and _______________ were discovered through extensive archeological work in the 1920's.

• Mohenjo - Dar

• Harappa

• Mohenjo - Daro

• Harapa

The Harappan Civilization, also called the _______ Civilization

• Harappan

• Indus

• Mohenjo - Daro

• None of the Above

The cities were unique for their social organization and innovations in water systems with small closed public baths and public wells for houses.

• True.

• False.

Where was Dholavira located?

• Near Kutch Gujarat

• Near the Indus River

• In Gujarat

• In Bengal

A group of people arrived in India around 1700 BCE who influenced the cultural development in the Indian subcontinent through 600 BCE. This was called the __________

• The King Age

• The Vedic Age

• The Civilization Age

• The Ice Age

• The Fire Age

The texts called _______ were the basic of their religion, social structure and political system.

• Manuscripts

• Vedas

• Indus Script

• Olmec script

Some landowners became poor from surplus agriculture products and while others specialized in making steel products.

• True

• False

In the _______________________, India continued to develop as a system of small kingdoms.

• Vedic Age

• Ice Age

• Iron Age

• Pre Mauryan Era

At the end of the Pre-Mauryan Era, Alexander the Great's army invaded. He ruled over parts of Asia between _________ BCE and _________ BCE.

• 931 BCE and 523 BCE

• 331 BCE and 324 BCE

• 331 BCE and 323 BCE

• 331 BCE and 423 BCE