Geography
What is a landmass that juts out from a continent?
Subcontinent
What was the first civilization to develop in the Indian subcontinent?
Indus Civilization
When two or more cultures blend together it is called what?
Acculturation
What is the Hindu term for if you do good you will get good in return?
Karma
The final goal of Buddhism, union with the universe and the release from the cycle of rebirth
Nirvana
What is a raised are of level land?
Plateau
The Indus people could have been the first to use which crop that they wove into fibers and cloth?
Cotton
The early Aryans did not settle in the land and farm, they wandered in search of food. What would they be called?
Nomads
What is the term for the essential self?
Atman
What are the statements that lie at the heart of Buddhism and lead to the Eightfold Path?
Four Noble Truths
What are seasonal winds that blow in certain directions for part of the year?
Monsoons
What are the two twin capital cities of the Indus Civilization?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What are the chiefs of the Aryan tribes called, and how are they selected?
Rajahs and they are elected by an assembly of warriors
What are the religious and moral duties of an individual?
Dharma
Who is the reformer who found the beliefs and teachings of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Which mountain range lies north of the Indian subcontinent and limited contact with with other lands?
Himalayas
Which Indus belief meant they had a special regard for cattle?
Veneration
Which god of the Aryan civilization is the god of war and whose weapon was a thunderbolt?
Indra
What is the word that means union with Brahman, and is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
Moksha
What are the rules of how to live in right conduct and reach enlightenment called in Buddhism?
Eightfold Path
What is the name of the plateau that lies within the subcontinent of India?
Deccan Plateau
Tons of river mud found in the streets of Mohenjo-Daro suggests a __________, that might have caused the decline of the Indus civilization?
Major Flood
What is a single spiritual power that exists beyond the many gods of the Vedas, and resided in all things?
Brahman
Hindus believe that all things deserve to be respected and and should not be treated with violence. What is this called?
Ahimsa
Gradually, Buddhism eventually split into two major _____ called Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana.
Sects