Chapter 6 – The Early Civilizations of India



Chapter 6 – The Early Civilizations of India

6th Grade Social Studies

Q and A

Section 1: p. 166-169

1. What continent is India a subcontinent to?

2. What separates India from the rest of Asia?

3. What rivers played a major role in India?

4. Where did civilization on the Indian subcontinent begin?

5. What seasons were monsoons the worst?

6. What were the positive and negative effects of monsoons?

Section 2: p. 170-175

1. Compare the Indus River to the Nile River?

2. Describe the cities of the Indus Valley?

3. Indus Valley farmers were the first to grow what crop?

4. How were animals used in the Indus Valley?

5. What is the difference between import and export?

6. Who did the people of the Indus Valley trade with?

7. Why is the writing of the Indus Valley a mystery?

8. What are some of the theories explaining the decline of the Indian civilization?

Section 3: p.178-183

1. What is Sanskrit?

2. Who might the Indo-Aryans be related to?

3. What are Vedas?

4. What is the Rig Veda?

5. What determined the wealth of the Indo-Aryans?

6. Describe life for the Indo-Aryans.

7. What did the Indo-Aryans use in battle?

8. What does caste mean?

9. Describe the social classes of the Indo-Aryans.

10. What were some of the rules of the caste system?

11. What were positive and negative results of the caste system?

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