WorksheetsAncient India - Section 1- Indus Valley Civilization Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are two ancient Indian cities?
a)
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
b)
Marappa and Hohenjo Daro
2.
Where did the first civilization of India arise?
a)
along the Ganges River
b)
along the Indus River
3.
Technology in ancient India includes____________.
a)
electricity and telephones
b)
sewage channels and trash shutes
c)
trash shutes and telephones
d)
4.
Which physical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Himalayas
5.
Indus valley traders used ___________ to identify their goods.
a)
tags
b)
seals
6.
Where did the people of this civilization store their surplus crops?
a)
the Great Bath
b)
granaries
c)
pyramids
7.
What did early farming villages in India depend on?
a)
the summer monsoon
b)
the winter typhoon
8.
Grid like street patterns prove that ancient Indian peoples had knowledge of __________.
a)
architechure
b)
mathmatics
9.
What did Indus Valley farmers NOT raise
a)
turkey
b)
sheep
c)
goats
10.
What caused this ancient Indian civilization to disappear?
a)
heavy flooding
b)
foreign invaders
c)
no known cause
11.
Seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian Subcontinent during parts of the year.
a)
tornado
b)
typhoon
c)
monsoon
12.
The main river and all of the other rivers and streams that flow into it.
a)
river system
b)
subcontinent
13.
A large land mass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
a)
subcontinent
b)
citadel
14.
A fortified area
a)
fort
b)
citadel
c)
pyramid
15.
A special building used to hold grain.
a)
granary
b)
barn
c)
caste
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