Indian Civilization to 500 BCE

Which period of early India is mismatched with the main idea?

• Pre Harappan-tool making & domesticating animals

• Early Harappan-movement toward the Ganges River

• Mature Harappan-movement to the cities

• Late Harappan-decline & Aryan takeover

Which was NOT a characteristic of early Harappan civilization?

• cities of 40-50,000 people

• a written language that hasn't been figured out

• no standing armies or temples

• rule by a raja

All of the following describe Harappan civilization EXCEPT

• homes made of bricks

• cities built on a grid pattern

• joining of clans into a janapada

• flush toilets that led to a sewer system

The group that took over the Indus River Valley Civilizations around 1500 BCE were the

• Harappans

• Aryans

• Hindus

• Persians

Which of the following would NOT describe the structure of the Aryans as they moved to India?

• division into kinship units called janas

• rule by a king called a raja

• large bands of nomads who followed nature forces

• combination of clans into nations called janapadas

Which caste of Indian society contained the artisans & merchants?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

Which book of the Vedic Age describes a warlike period & describes the 4 goals of life?

• Rig Veda

• Laws of Manu

• Mahabharata

• Ramayana

Which caste of Indian society contains the nobles & warriors?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

Which book of the Vedic Age uses poems & hymns to describe the lives & actions of the gods?

• Laws of Manu

• Rig Veda

• Mahabharata

• Ramayana

The first Indian civilization appeared around the _____ River.

• Ganges

• Indus

• Yellow

• Tigris