The Mahabharata contains

a blend of history, mythology, and religion

The ancient cities of Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro had

Almost all houses contained pipes for fresh water and sewage

Aryans changed after the Aryans migrated to India by

became farmers and craftspeople.

Why is little known about the early Indus River Valley?

Modern Scholars have been unable to decipher their language

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1
The Mahabharata contains
a blend of history, mythology, and religion
the story of Rama and Sita
Aryan laws
the Ramayana
2
_______ protected India to the north.
Ganges River
Indus River
Thar desert
Himalayan Mountains
3
water that influenced early Indian civilization
Indus and Ganges rivers
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Arabian and Mediterranean seas
Yellow and Yangzi rivers
4
the Indus Valley civilization
spread to other parts of Asia
disappeared without a trace
lasted for thousands of years
thrived until modern times
5
____ suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government
statues of goddesses
records left by kings
writings on stone seals
well-planned cities
6
The ancient cities of Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro had
Almost all houses contained pipes for fresh water and sewage
people using modern pumps to get water into their houses
only rich citizens having private bathrooms
Inhabitants dumping waste into the street
7
Social group into which people are born and from which they cannot change
subcontinent
caste
monsoon
rajah
8
A(n) _____ contributed to the decline of civilization in the Indus Valley
disease
conquest by the Persians
ecological or natural disaster
conquest by the Sumerians
9
Ancient Aryans measured their wealth in
cows and bulls.
gold and silver coins.
weapons.
bronze tools
10
The Aryans invaded India through
Arabian Ocean
Khyber Pass
Deccan Plateau
Himalayas
11
Aryans changed after the Aryans migrated to India by
Residents of Mohenjo-Daro moved to Harappa.
became farmers and craftspeople.
abandoned their polytheistic religion.
Scribes learned writing from the Sumerians.
12
Why is little known about the early Indus River Valley?
Many structures were constructed of wood and have rotted
cities were a maze of jumbled streets
Modern Scholars have been unable to decipher their language
There are few ruins remaining
13
from which source do modern historians get most of their information about the Ancient Aryans?
archaeological evidence
writing from other cultures
the Vedas
folk stories that have been retold by Egyptians
14
A seasonal wind
subcontinent
caste
monsoon
rajah
15
chief Aryan deity
Agni
Taurus
Varuna
Indra
16
Aryan gods and goddesses
represented natural forces.
were known as Brahmins.
wrote the Vedas
were divided into four groups.
17
Aryans divided people into classes by
race
occupation
sex
age
18
Ramayana and Mahabharata are
epics
parts of India
Sacrifices
gods
19
The ____ is generally arid and unproductive
Gangetic Plains
Eastern Ghats
Deccan Plateau
Western Ghats
20
Large land mass that juts out from a continent
caste
rajah
monsoon
subcontinent
21
Aryan tribal chief
rajah
monsoon
caste
subcontinent

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