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history 5th grade
chapter 5 voc test 11/14/25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| seasonal winds that bring heavy rains | monsoons |
| one of the oldest civilizations in the world; existed at the same time as the early civilizations in the ancient middle east | indus river valley |
| first empire to include most of the country of India | Mauryan Empire |
| line of rulers in the same family that succeed each other | Dynasty |
| magnificent tomb built for the wife of a ruler of India | Taj Mahal |
| main religion of India today | Hinduism |
| strict social seperation of different classes of people | caste system |
| first European to reach India by sailing around Africa | Vasco da Gama |
| key leader in the struggle for India's independence | Mahatma Gandhi |
| first prime minister of India | Jawaharla Nehru |
| body of water that creates the southern boundry of Bangladesh | Bay of Bengal |
| worlds's longest sea beach | Cox's Bazar |
| land likely to flood during times of high water | flood plain |
| a country that has no access to the ocean | landlocked |
| extreme Islamic military group | Taliban |
| founder of the religion of Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
| world's highest mountain peak | Mount Everest |
| shells once used as currency in the Maldives | Cowrie shells |