WorksheetsSS Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Pt 2 [mid p.252-256]
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which of the following is NOT a reason the people of the Indus Valley began to abandon their cities and villages?
Severe drought
Earthquakes
Monsoons
Floods
A group of similar languages is called a ________.
foreign language
language family
heritage
family of lingo
The Aryans raised cattle for all of these things EXCEPT:
Meat
Chocolate
Milk
Butter
What is a grain that is still an important food in many parts of the world? [p.254]
Wheat
Millet
Barley
Rice
The Aryans lived in tribes....each tribe was led by a ____, which is another word for a prince.
Aladdin
raja
king
dictator
Aryans developed a written language called _______.
Russian
Hieroglyphics
Latin
Sanskrit
Aryan hymns, poems, and prayers were recorded and collected into sacred texts known as ______.
bibles
the Vedas
holy book of thoughts
the Torah
The four social classes of Ancient India are called ______.
levels
varnas
classes
groups
The top of the caste system, the most powerful varnas in India, was the _______.
priests [Brahmins]
warriors, rulers [Kshatriyas]
common people [Vaisyas]
laborers, servants [Sudras]
Scholars refer to the varna system as a ________.
social class system
leveling system
caste system
moral system
Select all rights that men in India had:
inherited property
attended school
could become priests
educated at home
A ___ is a teacher that a boy had until he attended school in the city.
guru
master
professor
tutor
