Global - Ancient Indian Civilization

Early Indian civilization was centered around what river?

• Tigris
• Indus
• Nile
• Yellow

What devastating environmental occurrences are frequent in the Indus River Valley?

• Strong wind and monsoons
• Tornadoes
• Hurricanes
• Earthquakes

What geographic feature protected the Indus River Valley’s Northern region?

• Pacific Ocean
• Mount Vesuvius volcano
• Himalayan mountains
• Nile river

Which was a major city in the Indus River valley region?

• Rome
• Mesopotamia
• Harappa
• Mecca

Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?

• It existed for only a few hundred years.
• There are few artifacts from the Indus Valley.
• Its written language has not yet been deciphered.
• It existed in a part of the world that has been largely ignored.

The caste system was introduced by what group of invaders?

• Muslims
• Persians
• Romans
• Aryans

What major religion teaches both reincarnation and the conformity to a caste system?

• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Taoism
• Buddhism

Although researchers do not know exactly what caused the demise of Indus Valley civilizations, which of the following is a hypothesized cause?

• Natural disasters
• Population extinction
• Kidnapping
• A fire

In Aryan society, the Brahmins were…?

• Children
• Teachers
• Priests
• Farmers

What is the definition of Hinduism?

• A way of life that values material items
• A way to liberate its followers from illusions and mistakes of everyday life
• A form of praising one and only one God
• A way of life that promotes sinfulness and freedom