Unit 10: Ancient India

Mason was reading about ancient civilizations and came across a fascinating fact. The written language of Ancient India was _____.

• Mandarin

• Indian

• Aryan

• Sanskrit

Which map photo identifies India.

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How many levels are there in the caste system?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

In a classroom discussion about ancient India, Aiden asked, "What is the only way to change castes within the caste system of ancient India?"

• marriage

• reincarnation

• getting rich

• conquering land

Zoe and Arjun are participating in a history quiz competition. They need to identify the three empires and one civilization of ancient India from the given options. Can you help them?

• Indus River Valley Civilization

• Aryan Empire

• Mauryan Empire

• Egyptian Empire

• Gupta Empire

Luna and Maya are studying ancient cultures in their history class. They are curious to know which two religions were the main religions practiced in ancient India.

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• No religion was practiced

How does access to natural resources benefit a place/people?

• It does not benefit anyone
• Makes the people/place mature
• Creates independence from other people and places
• It helps them predict the future

True or False: By using and creating more roads, Benjamin and Elijah increased cultural diffusion in their community.

• True

• False

In Luna's history class, they discussed the three "P's" that define a Golden Age. What are these three "P's"?

• Peace

• Prosperity

• Progress

• Popularity

Which event happened third?

• 3000 BC: The Indus Valley Civilization is established in Northern India.
• 322 BC: The Mauryan Empire is founded
• 272 BC: Asoka the Great becomes emperor of Maurya empire. He expanded the empire greatly.
• 2500 BC: Large cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro develop.
• 1500 BC: The Aryan people arrive from Central Asia. The Indus Valley civilization is taken over. Scriptures of Hinduism are written.