Ancient India

Scarlett, Ellie, Aden, Cameron, and AJ are planning a trip to the ruins of an ancient Harappan city. They are discussing the features they might see there. Which three features are they likely to come across?

• City sewer systems with flushing toilets

• Central heating for houses in the city

• A grid system for streets and buildings

• Wind catchers as a building cooling system

Cause: Every year, Beau and Jayden can predict when the summer and winter monsoon will arrive in their town.

Effect: __________

• This kept the population of their town small.

• This helped their town grow and prosper.

• This created conflict among the townsfolk.

• This ruined many crops in their town.

During a history class, Joshua was asked about the dominant empire during the Golden Age of India. What was his answer?

• Chola

• Gupta

• Khilji

• Maratha

The Himalayas block most of the moisture from reaching the coast, causing periods of dry weather. This is known as the ________.

• summer monsoon

• winter monsoon

______________ season is a long, wet season. It regularly causes rivers to flood. Winds blow from the southwest. ​ ​

• summer monsoon
• winter monsoon

Why is India considered to be part of a subcontinent?

• It is located farthest south of all the Asian countries.

• It is part of an island chain far from the Asian mainland.

• It is isolated from the rest of Asia by mountains and water.

• It does not share a language or culture with other Asian countries.

London and Sydney are planning to start a business. London wants to offer a wide range of products while Sydney wants to focus on a single product. What is the term for Sydney's approach of concentrating on a specific product?

• diversification

• specialization

• generalization

• amplification

What is the name of writing from ancient India?

• Greek

• cuneiform

• Indus script

• hieroglyphics

Ryder and Owen are on a school trip to an ancient civilization site. They are trying to figure out where Harappa was built. Can you help them?

• in the center of the region

• on the banks of the Ravi River

• around a large swimming pool

• on the banks of the Indus River

AJ, Leileigh, Emma, Zy, and Zoe are working on a history project about the Harappan civilization. They noticed something unique about the Harappan bricks. What was it?

• They noticed the bricks were red.

• They noticed the bricks were small.

• They noticed the bricks were uniform.

• They noticed the bricks were square.