Ancient India Test Review

Which does NOT describe Mohenjo-Daro?

One of the well-known features about the Indus River civilization was its

Select 2 answers that describe features of the religious beliefs of the Indus Valley people.

At the top of Aryan society were the Brahmin who

Tribal chiefs who fought to control trade and became powerful hereditary rulers were known as

Which answer is NOT an effect the summer monsoons could have?

The ______ is the longest epic poem and tells the story of war between 2 sets of Aryan cousins.

Why do historians know so little about the early Indus Valley civilization?

The class in Aryan society was made up of warriors and government administrators. Known as

___________________ means having a special regard for something.

One of the two long epic poems that mix history, mythology, adventure & religion

Aryan gods and goddesses

What natural feature isolated the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?

Warriors who migrated from Central Asia (modern Russia) into the Indus Valley around 1500 B.C.

collection of poems and sacred hymns composed around 1500 BCE that describe Aryan beliefs and daily life

Once the Aryans became settled farmers, they measured their wealth by

The Aryans developed a written language used by priests to write down sacred texts called

In 1500 B.C., Aryans entered the Indus Valley. In Aryan people were divided into groups based

Under the caste system, the most difficult jobs were given to

The lowest class in Aryan society was made up of farm workers, servants and laborers. Known as

The early Indus Valley people used simple symbols to represent words.

The class in Aryan society that was made up of herders, farmers, merchants and craftspeople. Known as