EARLY INDIA WEB SITES

 

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Page 1 Questions

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1. What is the most striking feature of Indian geography?

2. The majority of India’s people are _________________.

3. Indian civilization began round the _________ river.

4. What system did the Aryans introduce to this region? Why?

5. The Aryan culture was centered around _________.

6. What religion evolved out of the Aryan culture?

 

Page 2 Questions

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7. Some refer to the dockyard at Lothal as what?

8. What was the most unique aspect of planning during the Indus valley?

    Civilization?

9. South Asia’s first cities were established around what year?

10. Large cities and major towns grew up along what?

11. Social organization was reinforced by the use of elaborate

       ________________.

12. The unified culture of this region lasted for how many years before

       regionalization set in?

13. Major excavations of this region began when?

14. One of the major misconceptions is that what destroyed the Indus cities and

      created a new civilization?

15. Why have most scholars rejected the invasion hypothesis?

16. Why has this misconception been perpetuated?

17. View as many of the slides as you have time to do.