Ancient India

What were the two major cities of ancient Indus Valley? Choose all that apply.

• Sumer

• Thebes

• Mohenjo-daro

• Harappa

Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
• We can't interpret their writing.
• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

What were two things that developed in the Indus River Valley (aka Harappan civilization)?

• sewer system

• Sanskrit

• temples

• grid-like streets

What may have caused the first ancient Indian civilization to disappear? Choose all that apply.

• Heavy flooding

• earthquakes

• foreign invasion

• volcanic eruption

What determines which caste a person is reborn into?

• wealth
• karma
• language
• dharma

The highest class in Aryan society was

• Vaisyas.
• Brahmins.
• Kshatriyas.
• Sudras.

The lowest caste of the caste system was the

• Untouchables.

• Brahmins.

• Sudras.

• Kshatriyas

Buddhism is based on the teaching from ________.

• God
• Asoka
• Siddhartha Gautama
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to reach ___________________ which means a state of peace, happiness, and wisdom.

• Adulthood

• Brahmana

• Enlightenment

• Nirvana

During the ___________________ empire, science and education grew into what one might call a “golden age”.

• Sharma

• Gupta

• Mauryan

• Shang