Ancient India Review

India is located in the south of what continent?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

The Indian civilizations began in an area between which Mountains and what Plateau?

• Andes and Tibetan Plateau

• Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau

• Himalayan and Deccan Plateau

• Alps and Swiss Plateau

What is the definition of a plateau?

• A low-lying area

• A mountain range

• An elevated area of smooth/flat land

• A desert region

What is a subcontinent?

• A small island

• A large part of a continent

• A narrow strip of land

• A large ocean

What were the two major rivers we studied in Ancient India?

• Amazon and Nile

• Yangtze and Mississippi

• Ganges and Indus

• Thames and Seine

What were the two major cities studied in Ancient India?

• Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa

• Delhi & Mumbai

• Varanasi & Jaipur

• Agra & Lucknow

What group invaded the Indus River Valley in 1500 BC?

• Aryan Invasion

• Mongol Invasion

• Persian Invasion

• Greek Invasion

What social class system developed from the Aryans' takeover of India?

• Caste System

• Feudal System

• Tribal System

• Guild System

What religion developed from the Aryan takeover of India?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Sikhism

According to the caste system in India, when is a person's social class determined?

• At birth

• At marriage

• At adulthood

• At education