Ancient India - Unit 3 Ch 1

What three religions started in ancient India?

• Monotheism, Polytheism, and Atheism

• Christianity, Muslim, and Buddhism

• Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

• Jainism, Monotheism, and Hinduism

Which continent is India apart of?

• Asia

• India, is the continent.

• Africa

• Europe

_____________ caused flooding, but provided water for crops, people, and animals in ancient India.

• Droughts

• Hurricanes

• Famines

• Monsoons

Once people domesticated animals and learned to farm they _____________________________.

• continued to live a nomadic lifestyle

• no longer had to search for food and was able to settle

• remained hunting and gathering crops

Why is India considered a SUBCONTINENT?

• it is located farthest away from all Asian contries.

• It is part of an island separated from the mainland of Asia.

• It does not share langue and customs.

• It is separated by mountains and water.

• Where did ancient Indian people move once their water supply was affected by environmental changes?

What written language was developed in ancient India?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Hebrew

Which term best describes this image?

• cuneiform tablet

• seal

• papyrus

• scribe

Seals were used to mark ​ (a)  

• ownership
• slavery
• cute designs for decoration

Followers of ​ (a)   ​ worshiped the god shown in the image.

• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Buddhism