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