7 Ancient India

strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

the written language developed in Aryan villages

• jati

• raja

• Himalaya

• Sanskrit

• monsoons

Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers?

• Arabian

• Bengal

• Ganges

• Indian

• Nile

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of

• brick.

• grass.

• stone.

• wood.

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?

• volcanoes and monsoons

• hurricanes and wildfires

• earthquakes and floods

• disease and famine

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.E.?

• volcanoes and monsoons

• hurricanes and wildfires

• earthquakes and floods

• disease and famine

In India's varna system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

• common people

• priests

• Untouchables

• warriors and rulers.