Aryan Migration + Brahmanism

What was the largest civilization in the ancient world?

• Egypt

• Indus River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• China

The ancient cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are considered to be like what American city today?

• New York

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

• Houston

According to historians, something drove Indo-Europeans from their homeland. Some ideas include...

• drought

• plague

• earthquake

• invasion

When the Aryans moved east into India, they were primarily herders unlike the Harappans who were city-dwellers.

• True

• False

The Aryans were originally from...

• Europe

• North American

• Africa

• Central Asia (Indo-Europe)

The Aryans spoke this language...

• Egyptian

• Latin

• Sanskrit

• Hebrew

For all the theories surrounding while the Indus River Valley Civilization (a.k.a. the Harappans) and why it disappeared, the theory LEAST supported by historians and scholars today is:

• invasion

• floods

• environmental disaster

• earthquakes

How long did it take for the Aryans to spread out across India?

• 1000 years

• 1250 years

• 1500 years

• 1750 years

What happened when the Aryans encountered (met) the Dravidians?

• the Aryan religion spread

• the Aryan language (Sanskrit) spread

• Dravidians taught the Aryans about city-life

• Aryans taught the Dravidians about city-life

What kind of system did Aryans use to organize their society?

• Brahmanism

• caste

• Aryan

• Hinduism