Chapter 5_Ancient India

What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Himalayan Mountains
• Gobi Desert

Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

• to escape the Aryans
• irrigation, transportation, trade, communication
• to see beautiful mountains
• the Brahman told them to

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates
• Nile & Blue Nile
• Indus & Ganges
• Huang He & Yangtze

Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

• They brought rain & without them there would be drought
• The cold winds felt god in the summertime
• Without them, they could't travel down the river
• Monsoons encouraged animal migration

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 

• Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
• Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
• King, queen, princes, lords
• Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a

• cast
• family
• raja
• caste

What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system?

• Brahmans
• Vaisyas
• Untouchables
• Sudras

The universal spirit of the Hindu religion is called...

• Re
• Shiva
• Brahman
• Vishnu

Nirvana is...

• a state of wisdom
• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman 
• the consequences of how a person lives
• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste