Test Ancient India (Tenn. ed.)

What do India’s people rely on for farming, transportation, and trade? Select ALL that apply.

• the Brahmaputra

• the Indus

• the Himalaya

• the Yellow riverthe Ganges

Why might farmers in India be happy during summer monsoons?

• The temperatures are colder.

• The air is dry.

• There is water for their crops.

• It is the beginning of a drought.

How was the Indus Valley civilization similar to early civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• It developed near a great river system.

• It had many mountains to protect it from invasion.

• Its cities were enclosed in a fortress.

• Its people all needed to farm.

The fact that there were well-planned cities in the Indus Valley Civilization indicates that the

people _______________.

• supported themselves by trading and farming

• made tools and were highly skilled builders

• prayed to Deities for success of their civilization

• traveled and learned about other cultures

What is true about the Aryans? Select ALL that apply.

• The temperatures are colder

• The air is dry.

• There is water for their crops.

• It is the beginning of a drought.

Which of the following provides evidence of the Aryan culture in India?

• domesticated animals

• many cities

• males and females being equal

• Sanskrit language

How were priests, leaders, and other members of the highest social class able to maintain their

position in ancient India’s society?

• by being purer than other classes

• by using religion as the reason

• by having contact with other classes

• by depending on farmers and merchants

What is the order of varnas, or social classes, in ancient India from highest to the lowest?

• Valsyas (farmers, craftspeople, merchants), Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors),

  Sudras (manual laborers and servants)

• Kshatriyas (warriors), Brahmins (priests), Sudras (manual laborers and servants), Valsyas

  (farmers, craftspeople, merchants)

• Sudras (manual laborers and servants), Valsyas (farmers, craftspeople, merchants),

  Kshatriyas (warriors), Brahmins (priests)

• Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Valsyas (farmers, craftspeople, merchants),

  Sudras (manual laborers and servants)

What religion blended with the ideas of other people of India to form Hinduism?

• Ahimsa

• Vedas

• Buddhism

• Islam

Hindu teachings were originally spread _______________.

• through rituals

• by its founder

• through writings

• orally