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Social Studies - The Indus River Valley

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mountains in the north that seperates India from the rest of Asia are the

a)

Khyber Pass

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rockies

d)

Casscade

2.

What river did people start to settle along in Ancient India

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Amazon

3.

____________ is the seasonal winds that affects the climate and seasons in India

a)

trade

b)

citadel

c)

Khyber

d)

monsoons

4.

A central fortress in Ancient Indian cities was called __________

a)

keep

b)

monsoon

c)

citadel

d)

brahamin

5.

What were the sacred text of the Aryans?

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

cuneiform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

vedas

6.

One of India's earliest cities, located along the banks of the Indus River, was

a)

Citadel

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

India

d)

Mesopotamia

7.

Summer monsoons were dry.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Winter monsoons were dry.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Foreigners came to the Indus River Valley through passes in

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

the Himalayan Mountains

c)

the Hindu Kush Mountains

d)

Mohenjo-Daro

10.

What classes were included in the Aryan caste system?

a)

priests

b)

slaves

c)

warriors

d)

farmers

e)

laborers

11.

A large landmass that juts out from a continent is called a

a)

peninsula

b)

subcontinent

c)

archipelago

d)

cape

12.

The Aryans migrated to the Indus Valley around

a)

1400 B.C.

b)

1300 A.D.

c)

1500 B.C.

d)

1300 B.C.

13.

Aryans farmed using the system of

a)

terrace farming

b)

stair farming

c)

platform farming

d)

vertical farming

14.

The main religion of ancient India was

a)

Jainism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Catholicism