Name ___________________________ Date ___________________

Ancient India Quiz

Directions: Answer each question to the best of your knowledge.

Take your time and think about what the question is asking you!
This quiz is worth 50 points.

1. What is the name of the geographic feature that separates Northern

India from the rest of Asia.
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2. How did the monsoon winds affect trade?

A. They could bring storms that wrecked boats.
B. They pushed boats to and from South Asia.
C. They brought rain in the winter.
D. They brought sunny weather in summer.

3. The caste system evolved to have more castes.

True of False

4. Houses in Ancient India were made of _______________.

5. Their economy was based on farming and

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6. Each house had an eat-in kitchen and a backyard.

True or False

7. Aryans appeared in the Indus Valley around ___________ B.C.

8. Aryans had a body of sacred poems called the _________________.

9. Not much is known about the government, the writing system, and
_________________ of the Indus Valley civilization.
10. What is a caste?
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11. Name the two rivers central to the Indus Valley civilization.

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12. What group was at the top of the caste system?

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13. What group was the bottom of the caste system?

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14. The Indus Valley Cities were well-organized.

True or False

15. Sanskrit is the language of the Aryans.

True or False

16. Name one disadvantage (negative) and one advantage (positive) of

living in the caste system.

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