Ancient India

What caused river flooding each year in India, leaving a layer of fertile silt?

• wet monsoons in the summer from the north
• dry monsoons in the winter from the north
• wet monsoons from the south in the summer
• dry monsoons from the south in the winter

What separated India from the rest of Asia?

• Indian Ocean
• Indus River
• Thar Desert
• Himalayan Mountains

First discovered site in Indus Valley civilization

• Harappa

• Mohenjodaro

• Kalibangan

• Lothal

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were built along the 

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Narmada River
• Indian Ocean

What were the residential houses of Indus people made of?

• Mud

• Stone

• Copper

• Baked bricks

Which of the following are the main sources of knowledge about Indus Valley Civilization ?

• Inscriptions .

• Archaeological excavations

• Coins

• Palm and barch leaf manuscripts

The main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization was

• Town planning

• Well laid out roads

• Houses

• Bricks

Each level of the Caste System is called a...

• Caste

• Class

• Varna

• Veda

Your Varna is determined by...

• The place where you are born

• The Varna of the parents you are born to

• The need for certain kinds of jobs

• The time of year you are born

Which varna was given the lowest/dirtiest jobs?

• Brahmins

• Vaisyas

• Dalits

• Kshatriyas

• Shudras