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6th Grade Ancient History Study Guide for Ch. 4 Test

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What is an excavation?   An archaeological dig.  
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What is an artifact?   An object from the past that people study to learn more about the past.  
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What two cities did archaeologists discover in 1920?   Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa  
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Why was the discovery of these two cities important?   It provided information about the Indus Valley civilization.  
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What river were these two cities located near?   Indus  
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What is a terra cotta?   A type of clay  
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What is linguistics?   The study of languages  
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What is a nomad?   A wandering herdsman  
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What people invaded the Indus area from the north?   Aryans  
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T or F Confucius created the Eightfold Path, a list of good works that will supposedly help a person achieve happiness and peace.   False  
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T or F When an artifact is uncovered, it is immediately removed from its location.   False  
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T or F Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were sister cities in the Indus valley?   True  
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T or F The Indus and Ganges Rivers were an important part of Ancient Indian civilization, providing water, fish, and transportation?   True  
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T or F The outcastes were the highest in ancient India's social class system?   False  
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What are the sacred books of Hinduism called?   Vedas  
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An ancient Indian symbol that Hitler borrowed to represent Germany under his rule.   Swastika  
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T or F Pantheism is the idea that there is deity in nature.   True  
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T or F The most important man in the village was called the headman.   True  
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A social class   Caste  
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The Hindu belief that a person lives more than once in different bodies   Reincarnation  
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T or F Types of religions that have many gods are ploytheistic   True  
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This name means "enlightened one"   Buddha  
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Indians who lived outside the social class system were called   Untouchables  
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Group of huts where large families lived   Compound  
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T or F The bible says we are to worship many gods   False  
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T or F The servants belonged to the lowest caste   True  
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