Ancient India

1. India is on the continent of

• A. Asia
• B. South America
• C. Africa

2. What do the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the Indus Rivers have in common?

• A. They begin in valleys
• B. They begin in plateaus
• C. They begin in the mountains.

3. Where is the Khyber Pass?

• A. In the Deccan Plateau
• B. In the Hindu Kush Moutains
• C. In the Brahmaputra River Valley

4. What is located between the Eastern and Western Ghats?

• A. the Deccan Plateau
• B. the Himalaya mountains
• C. the Hindu Kush Mountains

5. Which river does this list describe: Begins in the Himalayas, empties into the Arabian Sea and is home to a wide variety of fish?

• A. Brahmaputra River
• B. Indus River
• C. Ganges River

6. The Himalaya mountains form India's northern border. This makes India a/an:

• A. island
• B. subcontinent
• C. delta

7. The beginning of a river is the

• A. monsoon
• B. mouth
• C. source

8. A strong, seasonal wind is called a:

• A. cumulus
• B. tributary
• C. monsoon

9. The end of a river is called a:

• A. mouth
• B. source
• C. tributary

10. What was one feature of Mohenjo Daro that was different from other settlements built at the same time?

• A. It had walls.
• B. It had a sewer system.
• C. It had roads.
• D. It had private rooms.