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India lesson 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

nomadic people who migrated to India

a)

Buddhas

b)

Aryans

c)

Vedas

d)

Sanskrits

2.

moved from one place into another

a)

advanced

b)

milled

c)

migrated

d)

detoured

3.

written language developed by the Aryans

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hieroglyphics

4.

Sacred texts in Sanskrit/prayers for divine help in offering sacrifices

a)

letters

b)

hymns

c)

varnas

d)

Vedas

5.

Varnas are

a)

4 noble truths

b)

4 ways of being

c)

4 social classes

d)

4 seasonal winds

6.

seasonal winds in India

a)

monsoons

b)

flood cycle

c)

plains makers

d)

valley plains

7.

Each tribe of Aryans were led by

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Kings

c)

Rulers

d)

Rajas

8.

group of similar languages, for example: Indo-European

a)

language family

b)

language group

c)

family of words

d)

special words

9.

Most indus valley people ______________ in farming villages

a)

spent

b)

grew

c)

resided

d)

traveled

10.

The people of the Indus Valley began to ______ their cities and villages around 1900 BCE.

a)

build up

b)

redesign

c)

sell

d)

abandon

11.

we know about Indus culture from studying what was left behind in the ______ of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.

a)

rescues

b)

ruins

c)

reins

d)

plains

12.

landmass that is large, but not as big as a continent

a)

mountain

b)

river

c)

subcontinent

d)

supercontinent

13.

teacher in ancient India who taught boys before they attended school

a)

sensai

b)

maestro

c)

guru

d)

lama

14.

jai system or caste system

a)

where people remain in the same social group for life

b)

temporary situation

c)

placement on the social structure for some time

d)

where untouchables could rise up and down the social structure