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WorksheetsC5S1 Geography & Early India
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?
a)
the Nile River
b)
the Indus River
c)
the Tigris River
2.
Entering India from the north was difficult because of which mountain range?
a)
the Himalayas
b)
the Andes
c)
the Appalachian
3.
What are the seasonal wind patterns called that cause India's wet and dry seasons?
a)
monsoons
b)
typhoons
c)
hurricanes
4.
In what language were the sacred hymns and poems of the Aryans composed?
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Aryan
c)
Hindi
5.
India is a subcontinent of which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
6.
What do historians call the civilization that developed in the Indus River Valley?
a)
the Harappan civilization
b)
the Indus civilization
c)
the Hindi Kush civilization
7.
The greatest sources of information we have about the Harappan civilization are the ruins of major cities.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
What are the names of the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?
a)
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
b)
Harappa and Pakistan
c)
Mohenjo Daro and Hindu Kush
9.
Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Aryan villages were governed by local leaders called...
a)
rajas
b)
Vedas
c)
kings
11.
Much of what we know about the Aryan society comes from religious writings known as the...
a)
Vedas
b)
Rajas
c)
Harappan Hymns
12.
Where did the Aryans migrate into India from?
a)
Central Asia
b)
Egypt
c)
Africa
13.
No one really knows for certain why the Harappan civilization ended but historians suspect natural disasters or invaders.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
At first, Sanskrit was only a spoken language and the Aryans had to memorize their poems and hymns.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were remarkably similar, both well-planned and advanced for their time.
a)
True
b)
False
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