Ancient India Review

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Indus

• Euphrates

What feature is labeled with a J?

• The Himalayas

• the Indus River

• the Deccan Plateau

• the Ganges River

What feature is labeled with an H?

• the Indus River

• the Ganges River

• the Eastern Ghats

• the Hindu Kush

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

• hurricane

• tsunami

• monsoon

• typhoon

What prevented ancient India from having much contact with other civilizations?

• religion

• the Himalayas

• no language

• it was illegal

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• It brought rain to the area

• It was hard to cross

• It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Brought rain that watered crops

• Deposited fertilizer to grow crops

• People did not want to live in the terrible climate

India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

The numerals we use today were created by __________ and brought to Europe by Arabs

• Chinese scholars
• Indian scholars
• Sumerian
• Egyptian

The ancient Indians were the first people to create the mathematical concept of zero.

• true
• false