Topic 4 Ancient India Test

India's first civilization grew around the valleys of the

• Nile River
• Ganges River
• Indus and Saraswati RIvers
• Himalayas

Why do scholars believe the Indus Valley had a highly developed civilization

• It left behind many written records
• Its cities show a high level of planning
• It had a highly organized religion
• Its royal tombs hold many artifacts

Which of these in NOT a theory about why the Indus Valley Civilization disappeared?

• an earthquake
• a swarm of locusts
• mosquitos that spread disease
• forests being stripped of trees for building

After 2000 BCE, the Indo-Aryans migrated into the Indus Valley and lived their lives based on scriptures known as the __________________.

• Upanishads
• Hindus
• Vedas
• Brahman

Before they came to the Indus Valley, what kind of lifestyle did the Indo-Aryans have?

• They were farmers
• They were fisherman
• They were nomadic herders
• They were monks

During the Vedic age, the caste system developed. Which of these were determined by the caste you were born into?

• who you could marry
• where you could live
• who you could eat with
• all of the above

The third largest world religion that developed in India during the Vedic Age is

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Christianity

The teachings of Hinduism were passed down orally at first and then recorded in writings called the

• Vedas
• Mokshas
• Upanishads
• Karmas

Hinduism spread in India and beyond because

• it was flexible
• it was new and exciting
• it was very strict and specific
• it grew quickly

Read the following excerpt from a quote from the Bhavagad Gita, "For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time...." What central part of Hinduism does this illustrate?

• ahimsa
• dharma
• karma
• reincarnation