Chapter 6: Ancient India Test Practice

​Place the vocabulary with the correct meaning

(a)   Divine Law of Buddhism

​ (b)   a rigid social hierarchy that is hereditary.

​ (c)   A period of great cultural achievement

• Caste System
• Golden Age
• Dharma

What geographic feature formed when the subcontinent of South Asia collided with Asia?

• Himalayan Mountains
• The Deccan plateau

• Hindu Kush

• Indus River

What was a positive effect of monsoons on early civilizations in India?

• Bring heavy rainfall and Provide water for agriculture

• Prevented invasions

• The bring dry winds to help plants grow

• Protect the Indus from the cold and snow of the Himalayas

Which Indian civilization developed some of the world’s first planned cities?

• Harappan
• China

• Sumerian

• Maurya

Study the map and answer the question: How far south did the Aryans migrate?

Study the map and answer the question: What geographic feature did the Aryans pass through to enter India?

Sort the legacy into its correct category.

Groups:

(a) Religion

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(b) Science and Math

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(c) Literature and Architecture

• Buddhism

• Developed Inoculations

• Constructed buildings like Angkor Wat

• Wrote Epic Poems

• Hinduism

• Calculated the length of the solar year and developed the concept of zero

What is a Caste System?

• Religious Belief

• Social Structure

• Government

• Ethnic Grouyp

Where are most of the people located in both the Caste System and the Social Structure?

• Top

• Middle

• Bottom

Using the passage sort the caste system from top to bottom.  

• Brahmin

• Kshatriya

• Sudra

• Vaishya

• Dalit