Chapter 9.1 India

India is a ____ because it is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

• Continent

• Landform

• Subcontinent

• Country

India is separated from the rest of Asia to the ______ by the Himalaya Mountain chain.

• North

• South

• East

• West

The two main rivers in the Northern part of India are

• Ganges

• Tigris

• Indus

• Nile

Seasonal winds called ______ greatly impact India's climate.

• Hurricanes

• Tornados

• Monsoons

• Typhoons

India's first civilization began in which river valley?

• Ganges

• Brahmaputra

• Euphrates

• Indus

Which was not a feature of Indus Valley homes?

• Oven-baked bricks

• One indoor bathroom using a well

• Garbage chutes

• Tall, steep roofs

Two major cities in the Indus culture were

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Harappa

• Bangladesh

• New Delhi

Who were the nomadic people who migrated to the Indus River Valley around 1500 BC?

• Mesopotamians

• Brahmins

• Athenians

• Aryans

What language family did the Aryans speak?

• Greek-Romans

• Indo-European

• Indian-Asian

• The Romance languages

An Indian prince that led each tribe was a

• Brahmin

• Pharoah

• Raja

• Prophet