Ancient India

What is a monsoon?

• Periods of large rainfall

• seasonal winds

• times of extreme heat

• extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening

What is the difference between the summer monsoon and the winter monsoon?

• the summer monsoon brings more heat than the winter monsoon

• the winter monsoon is colder than the summer monsoon

• the summer monsoon is not as violent as the winter monsoon

• The winter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon

Monsoon provide an excellent source for Indian farmers to irrigate their crops. What does irrigate mean?

• To supply water to farmland and crops

• to flood a young crop

• to provide large amounts of sunlight to encourage growing

• to deliver just the right amount of vitamin A to help with growth

The Indus Valley Civilization was on of the first civilizations in the world. What two cities were at the center of this civilization?

• Hormuz and Rome

• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

• Indus and Brahmputra

• Ganges and Indus

The caste system was first put in place in India thousands of years ago. Which of the following describes the caste system

• It's a system that treats certain people inferior to others

• You cannot be removed from your caste, no matter what you do

• your children will be in the same caste that you are

• all of the above

If you were part of the Sudra caste, what professions or jobs, were open to you?

• a warrior, ruler, and administrator of a territory

• laborer or servant

• merchant, doctor, or teacher

• non of the above

What are the two main religions practiced in Ancient India and in India Today?

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Hinduism and Christianity

• Hinduism and Islam

• Monotheism and Christianity

What are the MAJOR accomplishments of the Gupta Empire?

• literature, arts, architecture, math, science, and medicine

• practicing Buddhism because Asoka said to

• being nice to people and not fighting

• literature, arts, and Architecture, Math, Stupas, and Medicine

The caste of scholars, priests, and philosophers are known as __________________

• Kshatriya

• Vaisya

• Brahmin

• Sudra

Followers of Hinduism believe in one, universal spirit. What is the name of the spirit?

• Vishnu

• Monism

• Budda

• Brahman