1. Compare the origins of Indian Dravidian society with those of Egypt and Mesoptamia.

2. Why is it so difficult for us to learn much about Harappan and Dravidian India?  Compare the kinds of resources that historians have in trying to figure out the origins of these societies.

3. Who were the Aryans and how did they change Indian society?

4. In the absence of a strong central government, what held Indian society together?

5. Who were the three wise kings of ancient China, and for what are they known?

6. What were the most important contributions of the Xia, Sheng and Zhou dyansties to Chinese society?

7.  Compare the roles of men in ancient Indian and Chinese societies.

8.  What was Chinese "ancestor worship" and what role did it play in Chinese society?
 

Places:
Harappa
Mohanjo-Daro
Indus River
Yellow River
Yangtse River