Geography
Social Class
Religion
Timeline
The Great!
100
What continent is India located?
Asia
100
What is a group of people who were born into a social group?
Caste System
100
What is the oldest religion and the 3rd largest religion?
Hinduism
100
What does B.C. mean?
Before Christ
100
What is a group of territories or peoples under one ruler?
Empire
200
What is location A?
The Indus River
200
Who was at the top of the caste system?
The Priest
200
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
200
Who invaded the Indus Valley in 1500 B.C. and establish their Caste System.
The Aryans
200
Who was known as being ruthless, frightening warrior, fearless general, and devout buddhist?
Ashoka The Great
300
What is location C?
The Himalayan Mountain
300
Who were the untouchables?
1. Live apart from other caste
2. Given jobs nobody wanted to perform
3. People consider them dirty and would avoid them
300
What is to end suffering, desire and wants?
Buddhism
300
Did the Golden Age in 321 A.D. occured before Chandragupta Maurya in 340 B.C.?
NO
300
True or false:
Ashoka did not follow every Buddhist teaching : In fact he allowed people to be executed for serious crimes, he allowed slavery, and he kept a strong army.
TRUE
400
What is location B?
The Ganges River
400
I am a warrior and I am a king. My job is defend people from invaders and robbers, who am I?
The Kshatriyas
400
What are Vedas?
Vedas are oldest text and scriptures for Hindus.
400
Who was India's first Emperor?
Chandragupta Maurya
400
True or False
Ashoka was a Buddhist before The Battle of Kalinga.
False
500
What are the two Indus Valley Civilization 1 & 2?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappan
500
India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of social structure surviving to this day.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
500
To achieve inner peace and wisdom Buddhist must practice the following:
The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold path.
500
Place the events in order from oldest to newest:
A. 560 B.C. Siddhartha Gautama The Buddha was born
B. 1300 B.C. Vedas oldests scripture
C. 3000 B.C. Indus Valley Civilization
C, B, A
500
How did the invasions impact the political structure of India?
This invasion created a mix of cultures, languages and social structure.