Practice Quiz 6-1

a strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in summer

• caste
• raja
• Himalayas
• Sanskrit
• monsoons

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

• caste
• raja
• Himalayas
• Sanskrit
• monsoons

the prince or leader of a tribe

• caste
• raja
• Himalayas
• Sanskrit
• monsoons

mountain range that is home to the highest mountains in the world

• caste
• raja
• Himalayas
• Sanskrit
• monsoons

the written language developed in India

• caste
• raja
• Himalayas
• Sanskrit
• monsoons

The __________ River and the __________ River are India’s most important rivers.

• Ganges, Indus
• Indian, Indus
• Ganges, Arabian
• Bengal, Indian

About 3000 B.C., the first people to live in the Indus River valley were the

• Mohenjo-Daro
• Aryans
• Indians
• Harappans

What natural disasters possibly caused the collapse of the Harappan civilization?

• hurricanes and wildfires
• earthquakes and floods
• volcanoes and monsoons
• disease and famine

Nomadic people, the __________, conquered the Harappans and most of India.

• Brahmans
• Sudras
• Aryans
• Vaisyas

In India’s caste system, the Kshatriyas class contains these people.

• untouchables
• priests
• common people
• warriors and rulers