Ancient India Test PRACTICE

What separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?

• Indian Ocean
• Bay of Bengal
• Deccan Plateau
• Himalaya Mountains

Where did the first civilization of India arise?

• along the Ganges River
• near the coast of the subcontinent
• on the central plateau
• along the Indus River

What do Winter Monsoons bring?

• drought
• rain
• famine
• sun

Why did early farming villages in India depend on Summer Monsoons?

• Summer Monsoons brought drought
• Summer Monsoons brought rain
• Summer Monsoons brought snow
• Summer Monsoons made warmer weather

Which was the first Indus Valley city to be discovered?

• Harappa
• Kalibangan
• Thebes
• Babylon

What does “Mohenjo-daro” mean?

• Land Between Two Rivers
• The Great Adventure
• Mound of the Dead
• The First City

Which crop did Indus Valley people use to make cloth?

• Wheat
• Barley
• Flax
• Cotton

The Indus Valley Civilization had the world’s first ______________.

• Sewer system
• Water clock
• Plow
• sailboat

Where did the people of this civilization store their surplus crops?

• citadels
• the Great Bath
• granaries
• pyramids

Which of the following is NOT an advancement of Indus Valley Civilization?

• Dice
• Indoor Toilets
• Sewer systems
• coal burning fireplace
• all of the above