Ancient India

What is a monsoon?

• A strong wind that blows across East Asia.

• A type of endangered bird.

• A set of thunderstorms in China.

• A grouping of tornados.

Which two rivers were early Indian civilizations built near?

• Ganges

• Tigris

• Nile

• Indus

What is the name of one of the earliest cities in India?

• Harrapa

• Cairo

• Ur

• Caanan

What is a subcontinent?

• Something you have instead of a continent.

• An expensive sandwich.

• Something that sits below the continent.

• A large piece of land that sticks out from a continent.

True or false: Aryan society had a strict system where children had to have the same job as their parents.

• True

• False

Why is all of our information about early Indian civilization from archeology (what scientists found by digging)?

• No one has found any records from them.

• The Harappan people didn't know how to write.

• No one knows how to translate the Harappan language.

What is a caste?

• Dry, cool air.

• A social class of people.

• What doctors use when you break a bone.

• A fortress in a city.

Why were monsoons so important to early Indian cities?

• They helped keep invaders out.

• They helped to cool the cities with their strong wind.

• They brought rain that watered the crops.

• They made it easier to sail around the Indian Ocean.

What does migrate mean?

• To move from one place to another.

• To shred cheese.

• To shift books to a different library.

• To start a new religion.