Early Civilizations of India Review

The subcontinent of India is separated from the rest of Asia by which mountain ranges to the north?

• Himalayan and Asir

• Himalayan and Hindu Kush

• Annamite and Sierra Madre

• Central and Hindu Kush

India’s first civilizations grew around which river systems?

• Ganges and Saraswati

• Blue and White Nile

• Indus and Brahmani

• Indus and Saraswati

Seasonal winds known as ___________ blew in from the ocean during the summer months, bringing  _______ and shaping life in India.

• monsoons, rainfall

• monsoons, drought

• thunderstorms, rainfall

• thunderstorms, drought

Look at the map. How did the location of the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo -Daro contribute to their development?

• 1. Their location near rivers provided rich soil that produced plentiful crops.

• 1. Their location was remote and protected from invasion.

• 1. Their location allowed crops to receive plenty of rainfall.

• 1. Their location provided abundant natural resources and little need to trade.

The ruins of these two great cities in the Indus Valley were first found in the 1920s.

• 1. Mohenjo-Daro and Hindu Kush

• Mohenjo-Daro and Ganges

• Harappa and Indus

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

The Indus Valley Civilization had technological advancements that DID NOT include which of the following?

• 1. sewer systems 

• 1. huge mounds of earth and brick with a citadel on top 

• 1. narrow, winding streets

• granaries

Look at the image. What do these seals reveal about the people of the Indus Valley Civilization?

• Trade was not an important part of life for the people of the Indus Valley.

• Unicorns did, in fact, exist.

• 1. Early civilizations of India had no method of writing.

• Indus Valley traders used these to identify their goods.

1. Which of the following indicates why scholars do not think that the Indus Valley Civilization was ruled by kings? 

• No direct evidence of temples has been found.

• 1. There is no clear sign of activity led by religious leaders.

• No royal statues or tombs have been found.

• 1. They have not discovered how to read their symbols.

Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY explanation of why the Indus Valley Civilization disappeared?

• They moved to the Ganges Plain where the rains were more regular.

• 1. Standing water in drains may have bred mosquitoes that spread disease.

• 1. Cattle may have overgrazed the land, leaving bare soil and smaller herds.

• 1. A major earthquake may have wiped out the population.

Most historians think that Indo-Aryan culture spread through India as a result of

• nomadic warriors who crossed the mountains and defeated the local people.

• being the original inhabitants of India.

• people migrating from Afghanistan and Central Asia.

• the seasonal monsoons.