Ch. 6 Indian Civilization Quiz

Which physical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?

• Indian Ocean

• Bay of Bengal

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalayas

Where did the first civilization of India arise?

• Along the Ganges River

• Along the Indus River

• Near the coast of the subcontinent

• Along the central plateau

What did early farming villages in India depend on?

• The summer monsoon

• The winter monsoon

• The summer typhoon

• The winter typhoon

Where did the people of this civilization store their surplus crops?

• Citadels

• The Great Bath

• Granaries

• Pyramids

What caused this ancient Indian civilization to disappear?

• Heavy flooding

• Drought

• Foreign invaders

• No known cause

Which theory about the Aryans do most scholars support?

• The Aryans invaded India as nomadic warriors.

• The Aryans were nomadic herders who slowly spread across India.

• The Aryans were India’s original inhabitants.

• The Aryans swept through the Himalayas.

What are the Vedas?

• A language written in Sanskrit

• Sacred hymns

• Priests who recited offerings

• The number system of the Aryans

How did Aryans measure their wealth?

• In cattle

• In horses

• In the number of chariots they owned

• In corn

How did people in Aryan society enter a certain caste?

• They had to pass a test.

• They took part in trials.

• They inherited their caste.

• They married into a caste.

Where did Aryan kingdoms develop by 500 BC?

• Indus Valley

• Ganges Plain

• Southern coast of South Asia

• Brahmaputra Plain