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What is another name for the time period of the Indus River Civilization?
Harappan
What landform did Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley all have in common?
A river
What mountain range lies northeast of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Himalayas
What is the name of the river that runs through India, Pakistan, and China?
Indus River
What was the writing system called Aryans developed in 1500 BC?
Sanskrit
What storm system brought warm, moist air from the southwest and cold air from the northeast?
monsoon
On the average, how many days are rainy during monsoon season in India?
90
What was the social hierarchy system in the Indus Valley called?
caste system
What were the four main social levels of the caste system called?
varnas
In the caste system, what were the Brahmin in charge of?
religious ceremonies
In the caste system, what jobs did the Vaisyas hold?
merchants and farmers
Which level in the caste system held the majority of the population?
Sudras
What was the lowest level in society in the Indus River Valley?
untouchables
What was one of the jobs of the untouchables?
collect garbage or dead bodies
What was another name given to Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddha or Enlightened One
What did Buddha dedicate his life to finding?
The meaning of life
