Ancient India Review

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What is the most likely reason people settled in the Indus River Valley?

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irrigation, transportation, trade, communication

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What are the two major rivers of Ancient India? Options: Tigris & Euphrates, Nile & Blue Nile, Indus & Ganges, Huang He & Yangtze

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Indus & Ganges

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Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

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They brought rain & without them there would be drought

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What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization? Options: cuneiform, Sanskrit, hieroglyphics, Hindi

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Sanskrit

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The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves, Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, King, queen, princes, lords, Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

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Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras

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A social group that one is born into and cannot be changed is called a

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caste

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Why was the caste system created by the Aryans?

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Aryans wanted to control the Indians

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Which things were determined based on a person's caste or place in society? Job, marriage, friends, Foods to eat, Schools to attend, Blessings

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Job, marriage, friends

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Under most rulers, what was the influence for building many temples and producing art and sculptures?

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Hinduism

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Why did the Indians choose not to challenge the caste system?

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It was part of their religious beliefs.