Ancient India - Quick Review

The TWO largest cities in the Indus Valley Civilization were Harappa and _____.

• Cairo

• Sumer

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Daro-Mohenjo

Which artifact provides evidence to suggest that the Indus Valley Civilizations traded with Ancient Mesopotamia?

• The Priest King statue

• Trading seals

• Lapis lazuli jewelry

• Cuneiform tablets

According to archeologists, Indus Valley cities like Mohenjo-Daro had all of the following except:

• City streets and pedestrian walkways arranged in a grid pattern

• Toilets in homes and an sewer system

• A system of writing

• A known cause of collapse

During the Vedic Period, the Indo-Aryans documented their religious beliefs through the Vedas. The Vedas evolved into which world religion?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Did not evolve into a religion

During the Vedic Period, Siddhartha Gautama became a religious leader who instructed people to follow a set of good behaviors to reach enlightenment. These teachings became known as ______.

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Polytheism

When investigating Ancient India, historians look closely at the early civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. What two modern-day countries are part of the Indian subcontinent?

• India and Pakistan

• India and Istanbul

• Pakistan and Indonesia

• India and Indonesia

During the Vedic Period, the Indo-Aryans eventually settled along which river(s)?

• The Nile River

• The Indus River

• The Ganges River

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

During the Gupta Empire, Chandra Gupta supported the academic and cultural growth of the empire as well as Hinduism. This was known as the Gupta Empire's ________.

• Bronze Age

• Gilded Age

• Golden Age

• Growth Age

The ___________________ is viewed as one of the most successful periods in Indian history due to their achievements in science, math, medicine, art, metallurgy, and literature.

• The Indus Valley Civilization

• The Vedic Period

• The Mauryan Empire

• The Gupta Empire

After the fall of the Mauryan Empire, several Indian kingdoms established trade relations with China and ______ which led to new cultural developments.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Roman Empire

• None of the above