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9-1 Early Civilizations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is one of India's three most important rivers?

a)

Arabian

b)

Ganges

c)

Indian

d)

Bengal

2.

The large cities in the Indus Valley Civilization featured homes made mostly of

a)

brick

b)

grass

c)

stone

d)

wood

3.

What natural disasters caused people of the Indus Valley to abandon their cities and villages?

a)

disease & famine

b)

earthquakes & floods

c)

hurricanes & wildfires

d)

volcanoes & monsoons

4.

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River Valley around 1500 B.C.?

a)

Aryans

b)

Brahmins

c)

Sudras

d)

Vaisays

5.

In India's caste system, Kshatriyas contained which people

a)

common people

b)

Untouchables

c)

priests

d)

warriors & rulers

6.

strong seasonal winds that have a large influence on India’s climate

a)

monsoon

b)

tropic

c)

gust

d)

tsunami

7.

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

a)

caste

b)

stigma

c)

Brahmin

d)

Hinduism

8.

the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

a)

Raja

b)

King

c)

Emperor

d)

Moses

9.

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

a)

Ozark

b)

Himalaya

c)

Andes

d)

Brahmaputra

10.

the written language developed in Aryan villages

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Hebrew