CH. 2.1. - 2.2 ANCIENT INDIA REVIEW

The first civilization in India emerged in the

• Ganges River Valley

• Indus River Valley

• Euphrates River Valley

• Niger River Valley

Which of the following is not the name of a city in the Indus Valley Civilization

• Harappa

• Mohenjo Daro

• Punjab

• Pataliputra

Which of the following are characteristics of both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

• Designed on a rectangular grid

• Sewage system

• Houses varied in size

• All answers are correct

Historians believe that the Indus Valley was governed by a centralized monarchy.

• True

• False

The Indus Valley civilization did not have a writing system.

• True

• False

The economy of the Indus Valley civilization was primarily based on

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• land based trade

• all answers are correct

Which of the following crops may have first been cultivated in the Indus Valley

• wheat

• cotton

• barley

• beans

The Indus Valley Civilization engaged in trade with Sumer and other civilizations to the west.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a theory about the reasons for the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization?

• Social decay evidenced by trash in the streets, neglect of public services, and overcrowding in urban neighborhoods.

• Mohenjo-Daro was destroyed by an epidemic

• Tribes from southern India invaded and destroyed the region.

• Drought struck the region.

What is known about the origins of the Aryans?

• Indo-European speaking peoples who once inhabited vast areas in the steppes north and east of the Black and Caspian seas.

• Primarily pastoral people before their arrival in India.

• Migrated into the Indus River Vally between 1500 - 1000 BCE.

• All answers are correct.