Monsoons and Harappan Civilization Quiz

Monsoons are _______ Winds that shaped India's climate.

• Seasonal

• Permanent

• Occasional

• Random

One city with at least 35,000 people was known as _____ Mo________________________.

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Harappa

• Lothal

• Dholavira

Harappan cities were ____________________ cities, meaning they were built according to design, and almost every house contained a ________________________________ connected to ________________________________ to carry away waste.

• planned, bathroom, sewer system

• random, kitchen, water pipes

• ancient, garden, drainage ditch

• modern, living room, septic tank

The decline of the Harappan civilization was caused by:

• Invasion by Aryans

• Natural disasters

• Economic decline

• All of the above

Which group of Indo Europeans traveled east into India?

• Aryans

• Huns

• Vikings

• Goths

Label the Indian caste system.

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

• Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins

• Vaishyas, Brahmins, Shudras, Kshatriyas

• Kshatriyas, Shudras, Brahmins, Vaishyas

What was the early religion of the Aryans called?

• Vedic religion

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

Reincarnation is a concept in Hinduism that refers to:

• The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

• The worship of multiple deities

• The practice of meditation

• The belief in a single god

Karma is a concept in Hinduism that refers to:

• The cycle of rebirth

• The law of cause and effect

• A type of meditation

• A Hindu festival

Which religion believed in ahimsa? What is ahimsa?

• Hinduism and non-violence

• Buddhism and compassion

• Jainism and non-violence

• Sikhism and truth