1) What are monsoons, and why was the summer monsoon important? a) monsoons are seasonal winds and in Ancient India summer monsoons brought cooler air from the Himalayas.  b) Monsoons are seasonal winds and the summer monsoon is important because it brought moisture from the Nile River. c) Monsoons are seasonal wind that bring crops to the region in Ancient India. d) Monsoons are seasonal wind and the summer monsoon was important because it brought the windstorms to the desert. 2) What is a subcontinent? a) a large landmass that is bigger than a continent. b) A large landmass that can be used as writing. c) A small landmass that is bigger than a continent. d) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. 3) What is sanskrit? a) a language that was created to document sales and trade.  b) A language that was in Hieroglyphics and was used by the Egyptians. c) A language that was made to develop art in India. d) A language that was drawn on cave walls. 4) What did rivers provide for early civilizations? a) food b) trade routes c) goats d) water e) fertile soil 5) What were the two major cities of the Indus Valley? a) Mohenjo-Daro and Egypt b) Mohenjo-Daro and Delhi c) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa d) Mohenjo-Daro and Mesopotamia 6) What are the two major religions that were practice in Ancient India? a) Hinduism and Christianity b) Hinduism and Buddhism c) Buddhism and Confucianism d) Buddhism was the only religion. 7) In Ancient India, the economy was based on these two ideas? a) Farming and religion b) religion and trade c) farming and language d) Farming and trade 8) What is one of the major rivers in Ancient India? Ganges, Brahmuptra, and _______. a) India b) Indus c) Yangtze d) Nile 9) What did the Plateaus and valleys provide for the people of the Indus Valley? a) flat land that could not be used. b) the water from the seas c) flat dry land d) fertile farmland 10) What was one job that city-dwellers had? a) growing crops b) irrigating water from the river. c) making jewelry d) laying in the house all day.

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