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Indus Valley, grade 6
Indus Valley, grade 6
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Today in the modern world the caste system has been outlawed in India
False
True
2
The polytheistic beliefs of the Aryans would become
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
3
The Indo-Aryans wrote about their beliefs in these writings
The Gospels
The Sonnets
The Analects
The Vedas
4
What civilization did the Indus Valley trade with?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
Israel
5
For centuries, the entire subcontinent was known as India. Today, it is made up of India and several other countries
False
True
6
People had social mobility during their lifetime (the ability to move up)
False
True
7
Constructing elaborate drainage systems and cities on a grid pattern are examples of
engineering
urban (city) planning
infrastructure projects
all of the above
8
India is a peninsula
True
False
9
Indus writing was found on the Indus Seals
False
True
10
A major problem with monsoons is that they can cause
all of the above
deaths
floods
landslides
11
Mohenjo-Daro and _______________ were major cities along the Indus River Valley.
Babylon
Ur
Harappa
Cairo
12
The Hindu Kush and the _____________ are the two major mountains north of India
Alps
Appenines
Himalayas
Andes
13
When the Indo-Aryans conquered the people of the Indus Valley, they brought all of the following EXCEPT
the caste system
the written language of Sanskrit
polytheistic beliefs
instructions on how to make sewer systems
14
Because India juts out into the Indian Ocean, it is called the subcontinent
False
True
15
The caste system allowed people to marry whoever they wanted and allowed people to choose their occupations
False
True
16
Which country is NOT on the Indian subcontinent?
Iraq
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nepal
17
A major issue the people of India dealt with in the ancient world and cotinue to struggle with now are
monsoons
blizzards
tornadoes
volcanic eruptions
18
Why is our knowledge of the Indus Valley civilization limited?
Invaders destroyed most of their writing
They had no spoken language
They had no written language
We can't read their written language
19
What advanced technologies did the Indus Valley houses have?
Indoor plumbing
Electricity
Pyramid-shaped roofs
metal roof
20
What continent is the Indus River Valley located on?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa