Ancient India Summative

1. The geography of _______ includes: high mountains, great rivers, and heavy seasonal rain.

• Egypt
• India
• Africa
• China

2. India is so huge that it is called a ____________, which is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

• subcontinent
• peninsula
• monsoon
• kingdom

3. In summertime, India’s hot and humid climate is heavily influenced by _______________, which blow in from the ocean, bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible floods.

• tornados
• earthquakes
• volcanos
• monsoons

4. The _____________ civilization was India’s first civilization.

• Ganges
• Himalayan
• Indus
• Harappan

5. The Harappan civilization developed along the __________ river.

• Indus
• Ganges
• Nile
• Himalayan

6. The Harappans made elaborate ________, stamped images with figures of humans and animals, which have been found in Mesopotamian cities, proving that the people traded goods with other civilizations

• Pottery
• Monsoons
• Bricks
• Seals

7. Little is known about the Harappan civilizations because scholars have not yet learned to __________________________.

• speak their language
• where their cities were located
• read their writing system
• understand the artifacts that were left behind

8. A new civilization developed by the Aryans in India during the ________ period.

• Vedic
• Kalibangan
• Persian
• Ganges

9. The Aryans spoke ___________ and developed a rich tradition of poems and hymns, but did not have a writing system.

• English
• Sanskrit
• Arabic
• Harappan

10. The Aryans practiced a religion known as ______________, based on the Vedas.

• Hinduism
• Sanskrit
• Buddhism
• Brahmanism