Ancient India Review

The Indian caste system was started by the ...

• Aryans

• Egyptians

• Greeks

Class structure in Ancient India that is determined at birth.

• varna

• caste

• rajah

A ______________ is usually separated from the rest of the continent by geographical features, such as mountains.

• country

• subcontinent

What was the name of the written language of Ancient India?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

Which number on the map represents the location of the Himalaya Mountains?

• 1

• 2

• 3

What is the only way that a person in Ancient India could gain entrance into a higher caste?

• Become a land owner.

• Marry someone in the higher caste.

• Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste.

India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called...

• Trade Winds

• Monsoons

• Typhoons

How was a person's social class determined in Ancient India's caste system?

• By education.

• By wealth.

• By birth.

The Untouchables had no rights in Ancient India's society.

• True

• False

A collection of hymns and sacred religious texts originating in Ancient India.

• Vedas

• Brahmans