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Indus Valley 23

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    Indus Valley
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  • What were the twin cities of the Indus Valley?
    Mohenjo Daro and Sumer
    Harappa and Cairo
    Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
    Harappa and Himalaya
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  • What is a monsoon?
    A strong, seasonal wind
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  • What is a word that describes an Aryan prince?
    Sanskrit
    Veda
    Raja
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  • A varna is
    One of the social classes in a caste
    An Aryan prince
    A strong seasonal wind
    An irrigation tool
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  • Which is larger: A caste or a varna
    A caste--it is a collection of varnas
    Same size
    Varna
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  • India is a _____________ of Asia
    City
    Country
    Continent
    Subcontinent
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  • What is the name of the mountain range that separates India from China
    Mohenjo Daro
    Hindu Kush
    The Himalayas
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  • What mountain range did the Aryans travel into the Indus Valley through?
    Hindu-Kush
    Himalayan
    Aryan
    Everest
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  • During what season would the monsoons bring cold dry air into the Indus Valley?
    Winter
    Summer
    Spring
    Fall
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  • What would most likely happen to the land during the summer in the Indus Valley?
    Crops would grow the fastest
    There would be a drought
    It would flood
    Silt would be left on the banks of the Euphrates
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  • What word describes a fortress at the west end of each city?
    Brahman
    Varna
    citadel
    Stupa
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  • What is true about houses in the Mohenjo Daro?
    The size of the house depended on the veda of the family
    They were all about the same size and had = access to water
    Only priests were allowed to live in brick homes
    The size of the house depended on the varna of the family
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  • Which group invaded the Indus Valley and brought social changes?
    The Egyptians
    The Sumerians
    The Mesopotamians
    The Aryans
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  • What was the name of the language that the Aryans introduced into the Indus Valley
    Hammurabi
    Sanskrit
    Cuneiform
    Papyrus
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  • Vedas contained all of the following except:
    poems
    songs
    sacred or holy writings
    laws
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  • True or False: People in India frequently moved up and down in the caste system, depending on who was leading the city
    True
    False
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