WH Unit 4 Review 1 - India

Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

• to escape the Aryans

• irrigation, transportation, trade, communication

• to see beautiful mountains

• the Brahman told them to

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Nile & Jordan

• Indus & Ganges

• Huang He & Yangtze

Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

• They brought rain & without them there would be drought

• The cold winds felt god in the summertime

• Without them, they couldn't travel down the river

• Monsoons encouraged animal migration

After being nomadic herders, what economic activity helped the Aryans to settle down in villages?

• Shipbuilding

• Pirating

• Farming

• Herding

Which of the following is NOT an example of a way that the Aryans adapted to their environment?

• invented the iron plow

• dug canals

• invented Sanskrit

• remained cattle herders

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 

• Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves

• Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras

• King, queen, princes, lords

• Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

An ancient Aryan social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a

• Clan

• Family

• Sanskrit

• Caste

Which of the following were determined by the caste system in Ancient India?

• Where a person could work

• Who a person could marry

• What a person could eat

• All of these were determined under the caste system.

What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?

• Ganges River

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system?

• Brahmans

• Vaisyas

• Untouchables

• Sudras