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SS Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Pt 2 [mid p.252-256]

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the people of the Indus Valley began to abandon their cities and villages?

a)

Severe drought

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Monsoons

d)

Floods

2.

A group of similar languages is called a ________.

a)

foreign language

b)

language family

c)

heritage

d)

family of lingo

3.

The Aryans raised cattle for all of these things EXCEPT:

a)

Meat

b)

Chocolate

c)

Milk

d)

Butter

4.

What is a grain that is still an important food in many parts of the world? [p.254]

a)

Wheat

b)

Millet

c)

Barley

d)

Rice

5.

The Aryans lived in tribes....each tribe was led by a ____, which is another word for a prince.

a)

Aladdin

b)

raja

c)

king

d)

dictator

6.

Aryans developed a written language called _______.

a)

Russian

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Latin

d)

Sanskrit

7.

Aryan hymns, poems, and prayers were recorded and collected into sacred texts known as ______.

a)

bibles

b)

the Vedas

c)

holy book of thoughts

d)

the Torah

8.

The four social classes of Ancient India are called ______.

a)

levels

b)

varnas

c)

classes

d)

groups

9.

The top of the caste system, the most powerful varnas in India, was the _______.

a)

priests [Brahmins]

b)

warriors, rulers [Kshatriyas]

c)

common people [Vaisyas]

d)

laborers, servants [Sudras]

10.

Scholars refer to the varna system as a ________.

a)

social class system

b)

leveling system

c)

caste system

d)

moral system

11.

Select all rights that men in India had:

a)

inherited property

b)

attended school

c)

could become priests

d)

educated at home

12.

A ___ is a teacher that a boy had until he attended school in the city.

a)

guru

b)

master

c)

professor

d)

tutor