Which of the following is not the name of a city in the Indus Valley Civilization

Which of the following are characteristics of both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

Historians believe that the Indus Valley was governed by a centralized monarchy.

The Indus Valley civilization did not have a writing system.

The economy of the Indus Valley civilization was primarily based on

Which of the following crops may have first been cultivated in the Indus Valley

The Indus Valley Civilization engaged in trade with Sumer and other civilizations to the west.

Which of the following is not a theory about the reasons for the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization?

What is known about the origins of the Aryans?

What is one problem with the alternate theory that Aryans were not migrants, but were descendants of the original inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization?

Which of the following was not an innovation that the Aryans brought to India?

The Indus River Valley was ruled by kings.

The concept of kingship in India developed as a result of Aryan rule.

Raja is the Aryan word for

Maharaja is the India word for

Maharajas were exempt from following dharma.

Dharma

This leader and his armies conquered the Persian Empire and, in 330 BCE, invaded the Indus River Valley.

The first Indian empire was founded by

Chandragupta Maurya was motivated in part to expel the Greek administrators left behind by Alexander the Great.

We know about Chandragupta Maurya's empire comes primarily from the writings of

This court official is believed to have advised Chandragupta Maurya regarding the structure of his empire.

The Arthasastra was a treatise on politics written by Kautilya.

The Arthasastra advises that, when there is a conflict between sacred law and rational law,

According to the Arthasastra, the ends justify the means.

Chandragupta Maurya's government was characterized by all of the following except

The Aryan class system defined people by occupation and status.

Which of the following may have influenced the divisions of the Aryan class system?

Indian classes reflected an informal division of labor.

Indian classes (varna) were a set of rigid social classifications that determined not only one's occupation but also one's status in society and one's hope for ultimate salvation.

Which of the following correctly lists the five major varna in correct order from top to bottom.

Jati are clan groups that are identified with a particular varna and is assigned a particular form of economic activity.

Indians lived primarily in nuclear families.

In most of India the oldest male possessed legal authority over the entire family unit.

After being initiated into the sacred thread, young men began Vedic studies with a

Which of the following correctly describes the role of women in Indian society?

This ritual encouraged women to throw herself on her dead husband's funeral pyre.

Which of the following was a treatise on social organization and behavior in ancient India?

The Law of Manu stated that women did not need to be treated with respect.

Indian farmers who owned their own land had to pay taxes to the state and Indian farmers who rented land had to pay high rents to the landlords.

Monsoon winds brought rains to India that were essential for agriculture.

India did not play a role in regional trade.

Two important trade routes in Eurasia were the overland routes called the ___________ and maritime routes in the _____________

Chandragupta Maurya's government was actively involved in commercial and manufacturing.

India was a major crossroads of trade in the ancient world.

Indians continued to use cowrie shells as a medium exchange well into the Common Era.