Indian Geography
Indus Valley Civilization
The Caste System
Vedic Civilization
Halloween
100
What AP geographic region is India part of?
South Asia
100
What were the two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro
100
What group was historically placed outside the caste system and was subjected to severe social discrimination and exclusion?
Untouchables
100
What group of people migrated into the Indian subcontinent and contributed to the development of Vedic culture?
Aryans (Indo-Aryans)
100
Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsley are part of what famous spooky family?
The Addams Family
200
This mountain range separates India and China
The Himalayas
200
What were these used for?
Standardized weights (for trade)
200
Which caste traditionally included priests and religious teachers?
Brahman
200
What are the sacred texts of early Vedic civilization called?
The Vedas
200
What is the name of the famous fictional doctor who creates a monster in Mary Shelley's novel?
Frankenstein
300
The Indian subcontinent is surrounded on two sides by what body of water?
Indian Ocean
300
What were these used for?
Seals for labeling trade goods
300
Which caste traditionally included rulers and warriors?
Kshatriyas
300
What ancient language was used in the earliest Vedic texts?
Sanskrit
300
What legendary creature is said to drink blood and sleep in a coffin?
Vampire
400
Aside from the Indus, what other major river flows through Northern India?
Ganges River
400
The Indus Valley Civilization was unique because people often had these in their homes
Toilets
400
Which varna traditionally included merchants, traders, and farmers?
Vaishyas
400
What was the primary way the Vedas were preserved and passed down in early Vedic society?
Orally
400
What character from Greek mythology has snakes for hair and can turn people to stone with her gaze?
Medusa
500
The Indus Valley civilization covered parts of what 3 modern day countries?
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
500
What famous structure in Mohenjo-daro may have been used for ritual bathing?
The Great Bath
500
What term refers to the many birth-based social groups that shaped occupation, marriage, and social identity in India? (These exist within each caste)
Jati
500
What god was associated with storms and warfare in Vedic culture?
Indra
500
What is the name of the pumpkin-headed character in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Jack Skellington