WorksheetsLesson 2 - Ancient Civilizations of South Asia
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Earliest sites of settlement appear at Mehrgahr and other sites on upper Tributaries of the Indus River and date from around ______ - ______ BCE.
5000 - 4500
7000 - 4700
7000 - 4500
7000 - 4000
The Cities of Harappa and _______________ were discovered through extensive archeological work in the 1920's.
Mohenjo - Dar
Harappa
Mohenjo - Daro
Harapa
The Harappan Civilization, also called the _______ Civilization
Harappan
Indus
Mohenjo - Daro
None of the Above
The cities were unique for their social organization and innovations in water systems with small closed public baths and public wells for houses.
True.
False.
Where was Dholavira located?
Near Kutch Gujarat
Near the Indus River
In Gujarat
In Bengal
A group of people arrived in India around 1700 BCE who influenced the cultural development in the Indian subcontinent through 600 BCE. This was called the __________
The King Age
The Vedic Age
The Civilization Age
The Ice Age
The Fire Age
The texts called _______ were the basic of their religion, social structure and political system.
Manuscripts
Vedas
Indus Script
Olmec script
Some landowners became poor from surplus agriculture products and while others specialized in making steel products.
True
False
In the _______________________, India continued to develop as a system of small kingdoms.
Vedic Age
Ice Age
Iron Age
Pre Mauryan Era
At the end of the Pre-Mauryan Era, Alexander the Great's army invaded. He ruled over parts of Asia between _________ BCE and _________ BCE.
931 BCE and 523 BCE
331 BCE and 324 BCE
331 BCE and 323 BCE
331 BCE and 423 BCE
Alexander was defeated in India and was forced to withdraw entirely. He died of Disease in 323 BCE at the age of ____
32
39
34
40
