M05 Ancient India

What is the Hindu Kush?

• a mountain range northwest of India

• the highest mountain range in the world

• a vast desert to the west of the Himalayas

• the winds that flow northward during the summer

Which of the following were characteristics of the Harappan civilization? Choose the three correct answers.

• created the first system of writing in India

• houses used indoor plumbing

• cities established along the Ganges River

• created a system of weights and measures

• influenced by Egyptian religious practices

How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar?

• They both spoke the same languages.

• They both built pyramids in which to bury their dead.

• They both used the same system of weights and measures.

• They both created irrigation systems to supply water to their crops.

What is a grama?

• a language spoken by early Aryans

• a collection of stories that has cultural value

• a community made up of many family members

• a group of people who migrated from Central Asia

Number the events in chronological order. Oldest at the top, and newest at the bottom.

• The Harappan civilization settles in the Indus River Valley.

  Aryans migrate from Central Asia to the Indus River Valley.

  Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley.

  The Sanskrit language is developed.

  Aryan priests begin to collect and record the Vedas.

  Hindi is widely spoken throughout India.

• Hindi is widely spoken throughout India.

  Aryan priests begin to collect and record the Vedas.

  Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

  The Harappan civilization settles in the Indus River Valley

  The Sanskrit language is developed.

  Aryans migrate from Central Asia to the Indus River Valley

• The Harappan civilization settles in the Indus River Valley

  The Sanskrit language is developed.

  Hindi is widely spoken throughout India.

  Aryans migrate from Central Asia to the Indus River Valley.

  Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

  Aryan priests begin to collect and record the Vedas

• Aryan priests begin to collect and record the Vedas.

  Aryans migrate from Central Asia to the Indus River Valley.

  Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley.

  Hindi is widely spoken throughout India.

  The Sanskrit language is developed.

  The Harappan civilization settles in the Indus River Valley

Brahmins were

• priests

• rulers and warriors

• laborers and non-Aryans

• farmers, craftspeople, and traders

Kshatriyas were

• priests

• rulers and warriors

• laborers and non-Aryans

• farmers, craftspeople, and traders

Vaisyas were

• priests

• rulers and warriors

• laborers and non-Aryans

• farmers, craftspeople, and traders

Sudras were

• priests

• rulers and warriors

• laborers and non-Aryans

• farmers, craftspeople, and traders

What are samskaras?

• people who do not belong to a particular caste

• dresses worn for special occasions, like a wedding

• evil spirits that cause people to commit evil actions

• rites of passage for different stages in a person's life