ANCIENT INDIA Lesson 1

How might the Himalayan mountains affected the early Indian civilizations?

• helped protect India from invasion

• they couldn't trade

• helped get along with parents

• helped with cooking

Where did most people live?

• in the city

• in the hood

• in farming villages

• in the palace

What crops did they grow?

• chocolate and peanuts

• wheat, barley, rice, peas, & cotton

• garlic and lavender

• oranges, avocados, and pineapples

How many books does the Vedas have?

• 10

• 2

• 4

• 100

What language did the Ancient Indians practice?

• Spanish

• Chinese

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

Society in Ancient India belonged to one of the following groups; Brahmins, Kshatryas, Vaisyas, or Sudras. This Caste System is called...

• Varnas

• Stages

• Group

• Manual

Reorder the following Social Classes

• Brahmins

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

• Kshatriyas

As the ​ (a)   settled into ​ (b)   , royal and commercial towns arose along India's ​ (c)   river.

• Aryans
• India
• Ganges

Put the four social classes in order.

a

Sudra

Kshatriyas, Sudra, Brahmins, Vaisyas

Vaisyas, Brahmin, Sudra, Kshatriyas

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudra

What have you learned so far about India? Write in complete sentences.