WH Ancient India

The earliest known Indian literature, containing religious chants and stories was called ____

• Iliad

• the Vedas

• the Oracle

• the Declaration of Independence

The highest mountains in the world, located in northern India, are the ____.

• Smokies

• Sierra Madres

• Himalayas

• Pyrenees

Aryabhata was a famous ____of the Gupta Empire.

• mathematician

• swordsman

• author

• president

A Golden Age of Indian cultures developed during the ____Empire.

• Kushan

• Gupta

• Chalukya

• Maurya

South of the Himalaya mountains is the ___River, on eof the chief regions of Indian culture.

• Ganges

• Amazon

• Indus

• Nile

In Western India, a dry plateau that forms the backbone of modern Pakistan. In ancient times, it was the cradle of Indian civilization--the ___River Valley.

• Ganges

• St. Lawrence

• Nile

• Indus

A seasonal wind pattern in India.

• typhoon

• monsoon

• lagoon

• hurricane

People who travel for religious purposes are called ___.

• religious travellers

• gypsies

• pilgrims

• deacons

___believe in the 4 Noble Truths

• Mormons

• Buddhists

• Hindus

• Jews

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are___

• princes

• rulers during the Gupta Empire

• ancient cities

• rivers