Vocabulary
The belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in another person
Reincarnation
Ancient Aryan language is called?
Sanskrit
People who travel spreading religious ideas are called?
Missionaries
India is separated from the rest of Asia by this mountain range.
What are the Himalayas?
Name one item that people in Ancient India traded.
What are jewelry, cloth, or grain?
The way that Indian people are separated into different groups depending on their jobs and roles in society.
What is the caste system?
There are 2 core beliefs that Hindus and Buddhists share. What are they?
What are 'karma' and 'reincarnation'?
What did Buddha devote his life to?
Helping people be free from suffering
This river is a very important place for Hindu people.
What is the Ganges?
What was the name of the group of people who lived in the Indus Valley by the 1500's B.C.?
What are Aryans?
A collection of Indian hymns (Holy Book of Hinduism)
What is a veda?
List the three forms of Brahman
Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva
When a person achieves, this they are free from reincarnation and any suffering that goes with it.
What is 'Nirvana' or 'Enlightenment?'
Seasonal winds that bring a lot of rain are also known as:
What are monsoons?
Where in India did the first inhabitants live?
What is the Indus River Valley?
Farmers, laborers, or servants are part of this group.
What are sudras?
When a Hindu reaches ________, they are liberated or freed from the cycle of Reincarnation.
What is 'moksha?'
What was the name of the original 'Buddha' or the man who started the Buddhist faith?
Who is Siddartha Gautama?
Which river did the first Indian people live near?
What is the Indus River?
Name the first two cities that developed along the Indus River.
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
Landowners, bankers, or merchants are part of which group in the Caste System?
What are Vaishyas?
A Hindu person's duty is also known as his/her ________.
What is 'dharma?'
Which emperor spread Buddhism throughout his empire?
Ashoka
What is the capital of India?
What is New Delhi?
Name 3 examples of Indian technology.
What are walled cities, sewage systems, gridded streets, or mathematics.