Ancient India

The Southern half of the Indian subcontinent is a large ____________

• Peninsula

• plateau

• desert

• forest

What is a plateau?

• heavy rains, warm air

• raised, flat area of land

• landmass with water on three sides

• seasonal winds

Aryans learned to use iron after their invasion of India. Iron was used to make plow which helped make what easier?

• faming

• cropping

• constructing buildings

• writing

What was the name of the language that Aryans bought with them?

• Chinese

• Aryian

• Indian

• Sanskrit

What is the major religion of India?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• polytheistic

The Aryans bought the _____ system with them which kept people in strict social classes

What was the name of the book that records the beliefs of the Aryans?

• Bible

• Torah

• Vedas

• Quaran

The highest class in the Indian caste system is the _________, or priests.

Who made up the social class where the people were called Kshatriya?

• warriors

• priests

• merchants

• slaves

Who group was labeled as the "untouchables" and weren't even considered part of the caste system?

• Harijan

• Shudra

• Vaishya

• Brahmans