Geography
What is one of the two geographic land features that separate India from the rest of Asia?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush
This was the river that was significant to the Hindu faith
Ganges
What two things did the Aryans introduce as religious and social components in India?
The Caste System, A belief system that led to Hinduism.
Who founded Buddhism?
A Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama
Hindu-Arabic numeral system introduced:
the concept of zero
Name 3 land features of South Asia.
Hindu Kush, Karakoram Range, Himalayas, Mt. Everest, Indo Gangetic Plain, Thar Desert, Deccan Plateau
This body of water is found to the East of India, in the northern most part of the Indian Ocean.
Bay of Bengal
Priests, warriors, farmers, and laborers.
Why was buddhism founded?
Indian civilization began around this river
Indus River
Name 3 of the climate regions of India.
Tundra, Subarctic, Continental Cool Summer, Humid Subtropical, Tropical Wet, Tropical Wet and Dry, Semiarid, Arid
Indian Subcontinent
Hinduism and Buddhism have these two things in common
karma and reincarnation
Buddhism teaches people to follow the Eightfold Path, also called __________.
The Middle Way
What is the only way a caste level gains members
birth
In the winter, dry winds blow from land to sea.
In the summer, winds blow from sea to land. They bring rain for crops.
What are these seasonal winds called that Dominate India's climate?
Monsoons
When a farmer grows crops not to sell, but to feed their family, what is this known as?
Subsistance farming
The Religious and moral duties of each person in Hinduism is called _____________.
Dharma
Hinduism or Buddhism: Which faith has missionaries?
Buddhism
Moksha
Name 3 of the water features of South Asia.
Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Ganges Delta, Indus River, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River
True or False:
India is second in the world in population, only being surpassed by China.
False.
Recent studies have indicated that India has indeed passed China to be the most populated country in the world.
We learned from Mrs. Patel that food is considered a divine component of their religion because it provides what to the gods and to human beings?
Energy
What teachings lead someone to the 8-fold path?
In Hinduism, this was the god of all creation
Brahman