Ancient India

Strong seasonal winds that bring heavy rains to India are called...

• typhoons.
• thunderstorms.
• monsoons.
• brigadoons.

The two most famous Indus Valley Civilization settlements were...

• Ur and Sumer
• Sumer and Harappa
• Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
• Mohenjo Daro and Ur

The cities of the Indus Valley civilization were the world's first...

• planned cities.
• big cities.
• temple centers.
• sites for palaces.

Archaeologists have found all of these items from the Indus Valley Civilization EXCEPT...

• homes with indoor plumbing.
• clay seals used to mark trading goods.
• a translation stone for reading their script.
• Sculptures of kings and dancing girl

Most archaeologists think that the Indus Valley Civilization was invaded by people called...

• Vedas
• Aryans
• Huns
• Brahmas

The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are ancient Sanskrit _____.

• laws
• short stories
• epic poems
• histories

The idea that the soul is born into different bodies over numerous lifetimes is called ______.

• reinoculation
• reinvesting
• reinstatement
• reincarnation

Siddhartha Gautama was ______.

• a warrior prince who turned away from violence after wiping out a city
• a prince who gave up his luxurious life to find enlightenment
• a king who ruled the Gupta Empire during its Golden Age
• a leader of the non-violent opposition to British colonial rule in India

The process of giving someone a mild form of a disease on purpose to protect them from that disease is called...

• incorporation.
• invigoration.
• inoculation.
• instigation.

Traditional Indian medical knowledge is known as _______.

• acupuncture
• shamanism
• ayurveda
• yoga