Ancient Indian Civilization

The Indus River Valley civilizations were centered around what rivers?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus and Ganges

• Nile and Jordan

• Rhine and Seine

The caste system was introduced by what group of people?

• Persians

• Muslims

• Aryans

• Romans

What natural barrier separated India from China?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Ural Mountains

• Himalayas

What religion teaches both reincarnation and the caste system?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Taoism

Which of the following describes cities of the Indus Valley?

• Cities were build without thinking, forming a jumble of streets.

• Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.

• Cities were constantly at war

• Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.

Look at the image: In ancient history, what do the areas marked with an X all have in common?

• They could not trade over great distances

• All the civilizations in those areas totally disappeared

• They were all 100% protected from invasion by geographic features

• They all had civilization that were centered along major rivers

Which letter on this map represents the Harappan civilization?

• A

• B

• C

• D

In Hinduism, the highest goal of the individual soul was:

• to achieve moksha (nirvana)

• to be with loved ones

• to have good karma and dharma

• to be reincarnated into the warrior caste

Summer rains brought by seasonal winds are best described as...

• Mystics

• Monsoons

• Brahmins

• Thunder storm

God of the Universe, God of Preservation, and God of Destruction describe which Hindu gods?

• Brahmin, Vishnu, Ganesha

• Brahman, Krishna, Devi

• Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

• Tan the Golden Retriever