Ancient India

One of the ancient Indian cities was called:

• Hannahrappa

• Harappa

• Hankstoppa

• Hurrymoppa

Why do historians study the ancient cities of the Indus Valley?

• They were home to ancient India's first kings

• The Aryan peoples created the Hindu religion there

• They are some of the world's first planned cities

• To give 7th grade social studies teachers something to talk about

One of the ancient Indian cities was called

• Mo-yoyo Maro

• Moreno Spara

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Marryetta-Dano

Which of the following is NOT a way that the ancient  cities were advanced for their time?

• They had sewage drainage pipes

• They had straight and angled roads

• They had an advanced system of government that allowed their to be peace

• They oriented their buildings to naturally catch the wind

When we studied the primary sources from the Indus Valley, how did we see them taking advantage of their topography to help them in their building?

• They built their homes into the mountains for protection

• They gathered drift wood from the ocean to build their homes

• They blasted sand from the desert to create glass windows

• They used mud from the river to create bricks for houses and walls

What is the best definition for: HINDU TRIMURTI?

• The three most important Hindu goddesses.

• The three Hindu gods responsible for the creation of the world

• Valley that was home to Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

• Hindu’s oldest religious text

Who is the Hindu god that exists in everything and can take many different forms?

• Brahman

• Brahma

• Vishnu

• Shiva

 Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for DESTRUCTION?

• Brahmin

• Brahma

• Vishnu

• Shiva

Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for CREATION?

• Brahmin

• Brahma

• Vishnu

• Shiva

 Of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti, which is the god responsible for PRESERVING?

• Brahmin

• Brahma

• Vishnu

• Shiva