Ancient India

Aryans crossed the ​ (a)   _ into India in about 1500 BCE.

• Hindu Kush

• Himalayas

• Alps

• Andes

The ______ separate India from China creating a natural protection for invasion.

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Alps

• Andes

Which two river valleys did the Aryans settle along?

• Euphrates and Tigris

• Yangtze and Yellow

• Indus and Ganges

• Nile and Amazon

The written and oral language of the Aryans that is considered a dead language today.

• Bengali

• Sanskrit

• Hindi

• Indian

What is the official language of India today?

• Sanskrit

• Indian

• Bengali

• Hindi

The third largest world religion that is practiced by 80% of India today.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism

The social hierarchy that is based on birth and determines one's job, education, and marriage.

• social anxiety

• social graces

• social awkwardness

• caste system

If your parents were warriors you would belong to this varna.

• Brahmin

• Kshatriya

• Vaisya

• Sudra

If your parents were priests you would belong to this varna.

• Brahmin

• Kshatriya

• Vaisya

• Sudra

The caste system is more flexible now than it was in the past.

• True

• False