An Ancient Asian History MCQ Quiz

The first civilization of the Indian subcontinent; emerged in Indus river valley circa 2500 BCE.

Major urban complexes of Harappan civilization; laid out on planned grid pattern.

Seasonal winds crossing the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia; during the summer they bring rain.

Indo-European nomadic, warlike, pastoralists who replaced Harappan civilizations.

The Indo-European language of classical India; mainly used today for ceremony.

Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally; written down in sacred books during the 6th century BCE.

Four broad social class groups; brahmans (priests), warriors, merchants, peasants; beneath them were the untouchables.

The river flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to the China Sea; its valley was site of Chinese sedentary agricultural communities.

Located on Huanghe River; region of fertile soil; site of Yangshao and Longshan.

Fine-grained soil deposited in Ordos bulge; created fertile lands for sedentary agricultural communities.

1st Chinese dynasty.

A possibly mythical ruler revered for construction of a flood control over peasant and artisan populations of areas throughout Shang kingdom; an indirectly exploited wealth of their territories.

Members of former ruling families granted control over peasant and artisan populations of areas throughout the Shang kingdom; indirectly exploited the wealth of their territories.

Shamans or priests in Chinese society who foretold the future through interpreting animal bones cracked by heat; inscriptions on bones led to Chinese writing.

Pictograph characters grouped together to create new concepts; typical of Chinese writing.