Ancient India Test

Cities like Harappa were located in which area of India?

• The Ganges Valley

• The Hindu Kush

• The Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

What mountain range forms the northern border of India?

• The Alps

• The Himalayas

• The Rockies

• The Apennines

Choose all the signs that cities in the Indus Valley were well planned and probably traded with each other.

• All cities were laid out in a grid pattern

• They all liked the same music

• They used a common writing system

• They used a common system of weights and measures

We know the Indus Valley people had writing, but we can't translate it.

• True

• False

Choose all the ways we gain information about the Indus Valley people.

• artifacts they left behind

• their writings

• ruins of their cities and buildings

• stories told by their descendants

What do we call a fortress grouping of public buildings that overlooked the cities in the Indus Valley?

• Citadel

• Castle

• Village

• Temple

What river is sacred to Hindus?

• Mississippi River

• Tiber River

• Euphrates River

• Ganges River

What direction do some historians believe the Indo-Aryans took to reach India?

• They migrated south from the steppes of central Asia into India.

• They traveled west from China over the Himalayas.

• They traveled north from Sri Lanka.

• They sailed east from Egypt.

What is the language developed by the Indo-Aryans that is a root of many modern languages?

• Sumerian

• Sanskrit

• English

• Greek

What are the four sacred texts containing the hymns, prayers, and rules of the Indo-Aryans called?

• The Bible

• The Torah

• The Vedas

• The Epics