Ch. 5: Central & Southern Asia

Which river valley was home to India's ancient civilization?

• Nile

• Yellow River

• Indus

• Tigris / Euphrates

____________________ is the main religion of India.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

Which of the following is the largest city in India?

• New Delhi

• Bombay

• Calcutta

• Calicut

All of the following were important math concepts developed in India EXCEPT

• place value

• decimal system

• written numbers

• fractions

What is a monsoon?

• a seasonal wind that brings rain

• a single moon of India

• a cow that lives in the streets on India

• a moon goddess

What is a dynasty?

• a person who owns land with lots of oil reserves

• a line of rulers from the same family

• a meal that consists of squid

• cotton material

What do Buddhists call the idea of being free from all suffering?

• dynasty

• nirvana

• outcaste

• monsoon

What is calico?

• a civilization that invaded India from the north

• a cotton material

• a state of being free from suffering

• Arabic place value system

Which group of people was invaded by a group from the north and considered an inferior (less valuable) group?

• Dravidians

• Assyrians

• Aryans

• Buddhists

Which group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system?

• Dravidians

• Aryans

• Buddhists

• Europeans