India and the Himalayas

The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by these enormous mountains.
1. the Andes
2. the Alps
3. the Urals
4. the Rockies
5. the Himalayas
The Indian subcontinent is a(n) _____ that juts southward from the rest of Asia.
1. archipelago
2. valley
3. island
4. isthmus
5. peninsula
This mountain on the border of China and Nepal is the world’s tallest peak.
1. Mount Kilimanjaro
2. Mount McKinley
3. Mount Blanc
4. Mount Everest
5. Mount Aconcagua
These strong and often violent winds change direction with the seasons.
1. tidal waves
2. cyclones
3. monsoons
4. typhoons
5. hurricanes
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are two ancient cities found in the valley formed by this river.
1. the Ganges
2. the Krishna
3. the Amazon
4. the Indus
5. the Godavari
What happened to Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
1. The cities appear to have been abandoned about 1700BC but archaeologists don’t know why.
2. Elizabeth and Alexa led an army of mutated alapacas that attacked and subdued the cities in a massive paper ball fight.
3. The cities were conquered after a bloody war led by Roman general Julius Caesar.
4. The cities have been continuously occupied by the same civilization for thousands of years.
5. The cities joined with Alexander the Great to defeat the Persians.
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa’s most significant achievement was a _____ system far advanced than anything archaeologists would find again for more than a millennium.
1. writing
2. sewage
3. transportation
4. legal
These powerful warriors from Central Asia appear to have conquered the Dravidian people of Central India by about 1500BC and imposed a rigid social structure on the native people.
1. the Aryans
2. the Huns
3. the Mongols
4. the Incas
Which statement about the caste system is true?
1. A person born in one caste rarely changed castes or mixed with people of other castes.
2. Caste members lived, worked and married within their own caste groups.
3. Foreigners, lawbreakers, people from isolated tribes, and people suffering from contagious diseases were called the untouchables or “outcastes.”
4. The British believed that a person could never leave their caste, but later research indicated that people could occasionally become members of another caste.
5. all of the other answers are true
The belief that all living things have souls and that a soul can be reborn in another body is known as…
1. the hajj
2. baptism
3. predestination
4. reincarnation
This polytheistic religion is the faith of most Indian people.
1. Christianity
2. Buddhism
3. Islam
4. Shintoism
5. Hinduism
Many Hindus consider the waters of this river to be holy.
1. Indus
2. Amazon
3. Nile
4. Ganges
5. Mississippi
A vegan will not eat or drink
1. beef
2. chicken
3. eggs
4. pizza
5. all of the other answers are correct
His followers called him “the Buddha.”
1. Asoka
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Siddhartha Gautama
4. Mohandas Gandhi
5. Jesus Christ
What does Buddha mean?
1. great soul
2. master
3. old man
4. god
5. the enlightened one
Where is Buddhism no longer influential?
1. China
2. India
3. Southeast Asia
4. Korea
5. Japan
These are the rewards or punishments a person faces because of their thoughts, words, and actions.
1. dharma
2. guru
3. nirvana
4. karma
The goal of Hinduism is to escape the cycle of rebirth by reaching this state of happiness where there is no change or pain.
1. dharma
2. guru
3. nirvana
4. karma
The people of ancient India believed these spiritual laws govern the universe.
1. dharma
2. guru
3. nirvana
4. karma
True or False: The tectonic plate that includes the Indian subcontinent is no longer moving.
1. True
2. False
True or False: The summit of Mount Everest is a popular vacation spot with many luxury hotels.
1. True
2. False

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