Ancient India Quiz

What is the highest mountain range in the world?

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Karakoram Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalaya Mountains

In what river valley was the Harappan Civilization located?

• Yellow River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Indus River

When did the first civilization in India begin?

• 1500 BC

• 3000 BC

• 400 BC

• 2000 BC

Name the two ancient cities in the Harappan Civilization. 

• Pataliputra

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-Doro

• Athens

What civilization did the Harappans began trading with in 2300 BC?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Greece

• Aryans

What group of people followed the Harappan civilization around 1500 BC?

• Indus

• Assyrians

• Egyptians

• Aryans

Why did the Aryans forbid cattle for food use?

• they were sacred

• they were unhealthy to eat

• they were about to go extinct

• their meat did not taste good

What is a caste system?

• a system someone is born into and cannot change

• the roles that government officials were put in

• the positions of the priests

• a system where someone picks their career.

Who was in charge in an ancient India family?

• Oldest woman

• Oldest man

• First born son

• Son of the oldest man

What is the universal spirit?

• Nirvana

• Brahman

• Dharma

• Karma