GEOGRAPHY
What continent is India located on?
Asia.
Define "karma."
Karma = every action you do has a consequence, whether good or bad.
What number can we thank the Ancient Indians for?
0.
True or False: Ancient India used gold and silver coins for currency.
True.
Brahma is the God of ______________.
Creation, or everything.
What are the two important rivers in Ancient India?
Indus and Ganges Rivers.
What is the end result or goal of Buddhism called?
Nirvana.
This ruler had a network of spies, built a royal road (1,000s of miles long), and created an empire out of India. What was his name?
Chandragupta Maurya.
List 3 things that Ancient Indians traded with other places.
Possible answers can include: silk, cotton, jewelry, beads, crops/food, knowledge, timber, spices, sugar, rice, fish, gems, etc.
Shiva is the God of ______________.
Destruction.
List 2 crops that Ancient Indians grew using the water from their two rivers.
Possible answers can include: peas, rice, wheat, barley, lentils, beans, dates, chickpeas, etc.
What is the end result or goal of Hinduism called?
Moksha.
This ruler became Buddhist after fighting through bloody battles and wars. He also created hospitals, monasteries, and rest stops for his people. What was his name?
Ashoka the Great.
In a couple of sentences, describe the life of an untouchable or a Dalit.
Possible answers can include: Their lives were tough. They weren't treated well or respected. They had to do terrible and unclean jobs such as cleaning toilets and plumbing, dealing with animal waste and dead animals, cleaning the streets, and digging graves.
What determines how a person will be reincarnated?
Their karma from a previous life (how they acted).
What mountain range made travel in Northern India difficult in ancient times?
Himalaya Mountains.
What were the sacred Indian texts called that told stories about the gods?
The Vedas.
What were the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro like?
Possible answers can include: very organized, set up in a grid system, had a great bath, and/or had toilets, drainage systems, and a sewer system.
Who was at the bottom of the official social pyramid or caste system, and who was at the top?
Sudras (servants or laborers) at the bottom and Brahmins (priests) at the top.
Buddha said that all human suffering is caused by what?
Desires (material possessions) or wanting things.
The Ancient Indians relied on flood waters from the yearly monsoons (wind and rainstorms). What two seasons did these occur in?
Summer and Winter.
What was the Buddha's princely name?
Siddhartha Gautama.
What is the name of the famous metal shrine that has not rusted in over 1,600 years?
Iron Pillar of Delhi.
What were the Ancient Indian clay "tags" (found in parts of Mesopotamia) called? They used these with traded goods.
Seals.
What was the written language developed by the Aryans (the earliest Indian people) called?
Sanskrit.