Test 4 Old World History & Geography

The river valley that was the home of India's ancient civilization was the _____.

• Nile

• Huang He

• Indus

• Tigris/Euphrates

The main religion of India is ___.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

India's largest city is ____.

• New Delhi

• Mumbai

• Calcutta

• Calicut

One important math principle developed in India was_____.

• addition

• counting

• times tables

• place value

A seasonal wind that brings rain is a ____.

• nirvana

• monsoon

• dynasty

• calico

A line of rulers all in the same family is a ____.

• nirvana

• monsoon

• dynasty

• calico

What do Buddhists call the state of being free from suffering?

• nirvana

• monsoon

• dynasty

• calico

The cotton material first made in India is_____.

• nirvana

• monsoon

• dynasty

• calico

What group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system?

• Dravidians

• Aryans

• Buddhists

• Europeans

People not belonging to any caste are called_____.

• outcastes

• downcastes

• Brahmins

• Middlemen