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