C5S1 Geography & Early India

The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?

• the Nile River
• the Indus River
• the Tigris River

Entering India from the north was difficult because of which mountain range?

• the Himalayas
• the Andes
• the Appalachian

What are the seasonal wind patterns called that cause India's wet and dry seasons?

• monsoons
• typhoons 
• hurricanes

In what language were the sacred hymns and poems of the Aryans composed?

• Sanskrit
• Aryan
• Hindi

India is a subcontinent of which continent?

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

What do historians call the civilization that developed in the Indus River Valley?

• the Harappan civilization
• the Indus civilization
• the Hindi Kush civilization

The greatest sources of information we have about the Harappan civilization are the ruins of major cities.

• true
• false

What are the names of the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?

• Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
• Harappa and Pakistan
• Mohenjo Daro and Hindu Kush

Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.

• true
• false

Aryan villages were governed by local leaders called...

• rajas
• Vedas
• kings