Module 5: Ancient India - Unit Test

being one of the world’s three oldest civilizations along with Egypt and Sumer (Mesopotamia)

its large size

being a mysterious civilization whose writing is still not understood by historians

its location on the banks of the Indus River

all of the above

being nomads from the Eurasian Steppe

being among the first people to domesticate horses

migrating far and wide throughout Europe and Asia

creating a language that evolved into many of the world’s current languages

all of the above

Government

Social Structure

Geography

Religion

Trade

Monument

Brahmas, the priests and scholars.

People so low in the Social Structure that they are believed to be “impure” and are denied many basic rights to this day.

Indo-European nomads, known for domestication of horses

People deemed to be so holy and pure that regular people are “unworthy” of looking at them or touching them.

Belief in Karma

Belief in reincarnation

Belief in caste

Following the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama - The Buddha

Trade

Irrigation

Warfare

Travel time