Geography
Which two mountain ranges provide a barrier between India and the rest of Asia?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush
Name the ancient written language of India
Sanskrit
What term means the rebirth of the soul (believed by both Hindus and Buddhists)
reincarnation
What is the name of the man who founded the Mauryan dynasty?
Chandragupta Maurya
What is the term for a Mesopotamian temple?
ziggurat
Monsoons
What is the term for a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives?
karma
This man is considered the greatest of all ancient Indian rulers. He conquered almost all of India through warfare but later converted to Buddhism and recognizing the destruction and death he had caused.
Ashoka
Which Egyptian pharaoh was known as a great warrior and great builder of temples and cities?
Ramses II or Ramses the Great
Along which river did the first Indian civilizations develop?
Indus River
What is the term for a person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society.
Dharma
In Buddhism, what is the term for a perfect state of peace and happiness.
What was the Buddha's name early in his life?
Siddhartha Gautama
From which continent did the earliest humans begin migrating around 100,000 years ago?
Africa
What is the term for the social hierarchy of ancient India, also known as varnas?
Caste system
In what part of the world today will you find the most Buddhist believers?
East and Southeast Asia
What is the term for an Indian prince?
raja
Between which two rivers did the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations develop?
Tigris and Euphrates
Name the two ancient Indian cities that have been uncovered in the last hundred that have taught historians much about ancient Indian culture.
Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa
Jainism and Buddhism
What is term for a Buddhist temple?
Stupa
What is the term for an Indian teacher?
guru
What is the name of the kingdom, south of Egypt, that alternated between being a friend and foe of Egypt?
Kush