Quiz Social Studies Ch 5 Section 1 (6th)

Harappan civilization developed along the ________ river.

Nile

Tigris

Euphrates

Indus

I. The climate of India includes heavy seasonal rain. II. India has high mountains and great rivers. III. India is a continent.

I is true

II is true

I and II are true

All statements are true

I. The Aryan invasion of India changed the region's civilization. II. Aryans were from central Africa III. Aryans were skilled warriors.

I is true

I and II are true

I and III are true

I, II, and III are true

This key term describes India as a large landmass that is smaller than a continent. They are usually separated from the rest of their continents by physical features such as mountains.

Sanskrit

Plateau

Peninsula

Subcontinent

I. Most of India has a hot and humid climate. II. Monsoons are seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. III. Several major rivers in India flow out of the Himalayas.

I is true

I and II are true

I and III are true

All statements are true

Like Mesopotamia and Egypt, India was home to one of the world's first civilizations, which grew up in a river valley. How was India different?

Harappan civilization was advanced and had bathrooms and indoor plumbing.

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities with brick streets crossing at right angles creating a grid pattern.

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro both had fortresses and public wells.

All of the above.

I. Harappan civilization was named after the city of Harappa. II. Harappan civilization thrived between 2400 BC to 1800 BC. III. Mahenjo Daro was located next to the Indus River in Pakistan.

I is true

I and II are true

I and III are true

All statements are true

Some parts of India receive as much as to _ inches of rain during the summer floods. In contrast, winter winds blow down from the mountains creating a warm and dry climate.

25 to 75

50 to 100

100 to 200

150 to 250

I. Harappa and Mohenjo Dara were 200 miles apart. II. Both cities lay on the Ganges river. III. Houses had flat roofs with staircases that allowed you to climb to the roof from the paved streets.

I is true

III is true

I and III are true

All statements are false

I. Harrapan's advanced civilization developed India's first writing system. II. Artisans made pottery, jewelry, ivory objects, and cotton clothing. III. They had a system of weights and measurements.

I is true

I and III are true

I and II are true

All statements are true

There are many unanswered questions regarding Harappan society. Which statement is false and not mentioned in Section one?

Scholars have not learned how to read Harappan's writing system.

Harappans may have had kings and a strong cenral government.

Historians do not know why Harappan civilization ended in the early 1700s BC.

They may have worshiped Re, the sun god.

I. Aryans may have ended the Harappan civilization. II. Aryan information came from the Vedas. III. Aryans were nomads with herds of animals. IV. Over time Aryans settled in villages and farmed.

I and II are true

I, II, and IV are true

I, III, and IV are true

All statements are true

By using chariots and advanced weapons, the Aryans conquered which territories by 1200 BC :

Hindu Kush and Indus Valley

Hindu Kush and Ganges River Valley

Hindu Kush, Indus Valley, and Ganges River Valley

Arrabian Sea and Thar Desert territories

The Vedas can be described by all of the following statements except :

The Vedas are religious writings.

Vedas were written by Harappan priests.

Vedas are collections of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals.

Some Vedas describe invasion victories.

All the statements below describe Aryan society except :

Harappans built big cities, and Aryans had small communities.

Aryan communities were based upon family ties.

Aryans had a single ruling authority.

Aryan villages were governed by rajas or leaders who ruled a village and the land around it.

Which statement is false when Sanskrit and its characteristics are described?

Sanskrit was the most important language of ancient India.

Aryans memorized poems and hymns or Vedas using the spoken language of Sanskrit.

Aryan society eventually learned how to write down Sanskrit, which is still spoken today.

Sanskrit is the root of many modern South Asian languages.

Quiz Social Studies Ch 5 Section 1 (6th)

Harappan civilization developed along the ________ river.

I. The climate of India includes heavy seasonal rain. II. India has high mountains and great rivers. III. India is a continent.

I. The Aryan invasion of India changed the region's civilization. II. Aryans were from central Africa III. Aryans were skilled warriors.

This key term describes India as a large landmass that is smaller than a continent. They are usually separated from the rest of their continents by physical features such as mountains.

I. Most of India has a hot and humid climate. II. Monsoons are seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. III. Several major rivers in India flow out of the Himalayas.

Like Mesopotamia and Egypt, India was home to one of the world's first civilizations, which grew up in a river valley. How was India different?

I. Harappan civilization was named after the city of Harappa. II. Harappan civilization thrived between 2400 BC to 1800 BC. III. Mahenjo Daro was located next to the Indus River in Pakistan.

Some parts of India receive as much as to _ inches of rain during the summer floods. In contrast, winter winds blow down from the mountains creating a warm and dry climate.

I. Harappa and Mohenjo Dara were 200 miles apart. II. Both cities lay on the Ganges river. III. Houses had flat roofs with staircases that allowed you to climb to the roof from the paved streets.

I. Harrapan's advanced civilization developed India's first writing system. II. Artisans made pottery, jewelry, ivory objects, and cotton clothing. III. They had a system of weights and measurements.

There are many unanswered questions regarding Harappan society. Which statement is false and not mentioned in Section one?

I. Aryans may have ended the Harappan civilization. II. Aryan information came from the Vedas. III. Aryans were nomads with herds of animals. IV. Over time Aryans settled in villages and farmed.

By using chariots and advanced weapons, the Aryans conquered which territories by 1200 BC :

The Vedas can be described by all of the following statements except :

All the statements below describe Aryan society except :

Which statement is false when Sanskrit and its characteristics are described?

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Harappan civilization developed along the ________ river.

I. The climate of India includes heavy seasonal rain. II. India has high mountains and great rivers. III. India is a continent.

I. The Aryan invasion of India changed the region's civilization. II. Aryans were from central Africa III. Aryans were skilled warriors.

This key term describes India as a large landmass that is smaller than a continent. They are usually separated from the rest of their continents by physical features such as mountains.

I. Most of India has a hot and humid climate. II. Monsoons are seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. III. Several major rivers in India flow out of the Himalayas.

Like Mesopotamia and Egypt, India was home to one of the world's first civilizations, which grew up in a river valley. How was India different?

I. Harappan civilization was named after the city of Harappa. II. Harappan civilization thrived between 2400 BC to 1800 BC. III. Mahenjo Daro was located next to the Indus River in Pakistan.

Some parts of India receive as much as ____ to _____ inches of rain during the summer floods. In contrast, winter winds blow down from the mountains creating a warm and dry climate.

I. Harappa and Mohenjo Dara were 200 miles apart. II. Both cities lay on the Ganges river. III. Houses had flat roofs with staircases that allowed you to climb to the roof from the paved streets.

I. Harrapan's advanced civilization developed India's first writing system. II. Artisans made pottery, jewelry, ivory objects, and cotton clothing. III. They had a system of weights and measurements.

There are many unanswered questions regarding Harappan society. Which statement is false and not mentioned in Section one?

I. Aryans may have ended the Harappan civilization. II. Aryan information came from the Vedas. III. Aryans were nomads with herds of animals. IV. Over time Aryans settled in villages and farmed.

By using chariots and advanced weapons, the Aryans conquered which territories by 1200 BC :

The Vedas can be described by all of the following statements except :

All the statements below describe Aryan society except :

Which statement is false when Sanskrit and its characteristics are described?

Some parts of India receive as much as to _ inches of rain during the summer floods. In contrast, winter winds blow down from the mountains creating a warm and dry climate.