India SubcontinentPre-Test Review

What do the Ganges and the Indus River have in common?

•The both create a delta.

•The both contain salt water.

•The both were used to pan for gold.

•The both flow down from the Ural Mountains.

The both create a delta.

What are the 5 main castes in the India Caste System?

•Rich, Upper Class, Middle Class, Lower Class, Poor

•Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Harijan

•Agni, Indra, Varuna, Pusha, Shiva

•Hinduism, Buddhism, Brahman, Vishnu, Hayahpan

Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Harijan

Which mountain range forms a geographic barrier between India and the rest of Asia?

•Hindu-Kush Mountains

•Ural Mountains

•Rocky Mountains

•Himalayan Mountains

Himalayan Mountains

Why is Brahmanism imporant to the people of India?

•It helped established the belief of reincarnation and karma.

•It weakened the Caste System and gave a rise to Buddhism.

•It helped to from a new Indian Government.

•It developed into Hinduism.

It developed into Hinduism.

What countries make up the Indian subcontinent?

•India and China

•India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

•India, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel

•Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri

Lanka

How are farmers able to grow tea, rice, nuts, and jute so effectively in India?

•Economic assistance from the government.

•Technological advancements in farming

•Fertile Soil

•Arid Climate

Fertile Soil

How were the British able to manipulate India?

•They exploited India’s resources and took control of India’s trade routes

•They enslaved the people of India.

•They established a strict set of laws that forces Indians to move away.

•They outlawed all education in the country.

They exploited India’s resources and took control of India’s trade

routes.

King Asoka had many impacts on India during his reign. What is one of those impacts?

•He translated the Vedic Texts which lead to the rise in Hinduism

•For years, he fought and waged war attempting to gain land, but instead he destroyed the fertile land.

•He helped the spread of Buddhism by encouraging missionary journeys throughout India.

•He spent lots of money on traditional customs and practices instead of modernizing his kingom, which created an economic downturn.

He helped the spread of Buddhism by encouraging missionary journeys

throughout India.

What is the significance of the Ganges River in India?

•It is a tourist destination that provides 90% of the nation’s income.

•It is a nuclear power source.

•It provides the only navigable path through the Himalayas and into China.

•It provides a source of irrigation to India’s farmland.

It provides a source of irrigation to India’s farmland.

What was the real name of the Buddhist creator?

•Gandhi

•Siddhartha Gautama

•Brahmin Vishnu

•King Asoka

Siddhartha Gautama

Name one of the many accomplishments of the Harappans.

•helped to spread Christianity

•helped to advance astronomy

•helped to modernize medicine

•helped to build well-designed cities

Helped to build well-designed cities

What was one impact of the Aryan civilization on the India subcontinent?

•Aryans divided society into 4 groups

•Aryans established a strong central government

•Aryans were the first to establish villages in the Himalayans

•Aryans influenced peace around the countries in the subcontinent

Aryans divided society into 4 groups

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