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11.0 Ancient India - Northridge
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A social studies quiz about Ancient India history.
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Which are the theories about how the Aryans arrived in ancient India?
They were nomadic warriors and invaded.
They were the original inhabitants.
They were nomadic herders and migrated in.
They moved in from the Ganges plain.
2
What were the costs of living in the caste system?
Lives were fixed at birth.
It gave unlimited earnings.
It limited peoples freedoms.
Led to more superior jobs.
3
What do the people in the Dalit varna do for work?
Perform all the dirty jobs.
Make pots for cooking.
Plant and harvest all the crops.
Give people loans to pay bills.
4
What were the animals that farmers raised in the Indus Valley?
chickens
cattle
llamas
goats
5
What were stone seals used for?
practice drawing
practice writing
identify ownership
play a game
6
The people that own things like landowners, bankers and merchants are in which varna?
Brahmins
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Sudras
7
In ancient India, what is a fixed social class into which a person is born called?
level
caste
class
society
8
Which of the following are conclusions you can draw because of the existence of granaries?
They had advanced building knowledge.
They were good at hunting animals.
They had advanced farming techniques.
They were able to keep accurate records.
9
Which varna (caste) consisted of the rulers and the warriors of ancient India?
Brahmins
Sudras
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
10
What is a fortified area that was usually built on raised mounds of earth called?
a fort
capital
citadel
compound
11
What is the main river and all the other rivers and streams that drain into it called?
River source
River basin
River system
River mouth
12
What are the family groupings called that the Indo-Aryans first lived in?
nuclear
kinship
families
clans
13
In what language did the Aryan priests sing or chant the Vadas in?
Latin
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Egyptian
14
The Aryans composed the Vedas. What are the Vedas?
A piece of land that is considered sacred.
A group of people that gather for rituals.
A collection of sacred animals for offerings.
A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns.
15
The most basic grouping of the caste system grouped the people by what?
height
occupation
address
beliefs
16
What is the varna called that contains the priest level of people?
Sudras
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmin
17
What were some of the advanced technologies that Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa had?
trash chutes
road side curbs
sewage system
grid pattern streets
18
What were the benefits of the caste system?
You could only go so high.
It brought stability to roles.
It helped develop India.
Earning potential was limited.
19
What geographical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?
Himalaya Mountains
Ganges plain
Brahmaputra plain
Deccan plateau
20
Which are the things the Indo-Aryans enjoyed doing?
gondola racing
Music and dancing
chariot racing
gambling
21
What did the Aryans measure their wealth by?
The number of cattle they owned.
The number of chariots they owned.
The amount of corn thy owned.
The number of horses they owned.
22
In India, what is it called when you do what you are supposed to do? Your duty.
sabha
dharma
kharma
parishad
23
Farmers , laborers and servants made up this caste (varna)?
Brahmins
Vaishyas
Sudras
Kshatriyas
24
What is a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent called?
river delta
fertile plain
subcontinent
peninsula
25
What weather event did early India farming villages depend on?
Winter typhoon
Winter monsoon
Summer typhoon
Summer monsoon
26
How did the Aryan's life change when they migrated from grassland to a humid fertile plain?
They changed from herders to farmers.
They changed from farmers to herders.
They changed from warriors to hunters.
They changed from hunters to fishermen.
27
Where did the first civilization in ancient India arise?
Indus River Valley
Ganges River Valley
Godavari River Valley
Bahamaputra River Valley
28
Which are the theories that could explain why the Indus people disappeared?
severe drought
over immigration
spread of disease
foreign invaders
