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South Asia Section 1-2 review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the giant mountain range in South Asia?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Alps

c)

Atlas

d)

Taurus

2.

What is the main river that flows through Pakistan?

a)

Ganges

b)

Krishna

c)

Indus

d)

Yangtze

3.

What is the holiest river in Hinduism and the most populated area of India today?

a)

Indus

b)

Krishna

c)

Yangtze

d)

Ganges

4.

The area of the Indian Ocean that the Ganges river flows into?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Maldives Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Bay of Goa

5.

What is an Atoll?

a)

An island created by a coral reef.

b)

The mouth of a river.

c)

An avalanche in the Himalayas.

d)

Land created by a large storm.

6.

Most of India is what kind of climate?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

Arctic

d)

Desert

7.

The first civilization in the Indian sub-continent is called _______________________?

a)

Aryan

b)

Harrapan

c)

Sumerian

d)

Indian

8.

How long ago was the Harrapan civilization discovered in the Indus River valley?

a)

20 years

b)

300 years

c)

100 years

d)

50 years

9.

Why don't we know that much about the Harrapan civiliztion?

a)

They were only discovered a few years ago.

b)

They only lasted for a few hundred years.

c)

They weren't that interesting.

d)

They have a language that we can't read.

10.

They Aryans are thought to invade India around 1500 BCE. What did they bring into India?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Fleas

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

11.

What are the Vedas?

a)

A type of Charriot.

b)

A type of food.

c)

Holy books in Hinduism.

d)

A tribe from Central Asia.

12.

In the Caste System, which varna was on top?

a)

Warrior

b)

Merchant

c)

Farmer

d)

Priest

13.

Which caste did warriors and kings belong to?

a)

Brahman

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

14.

Which group was not included in the societal caste system?

a)

Priests

b)

Warriors

c)

Untouchables

d)

Farmers

15.

What is your favorite ancient civilization that you have studied?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Roman

c)

Egypt

d)

Harrapan

e)

Mayan