Religions
When doing your Dharma, you can expect to get this in return.
What is good Karma?
These seasonal winds in South Asia often cause a very rainy season or a very dry season
What are Monsoons?
This Mauryan King conquered Kalinga in a famous battle and then devoted his life to Buddhism.
Who was Ashoka?
This period of human history is named for its use of stone tools.
What is the Stone Age?
This word in Hinduism means 'Eternal Duty'.
What is Dharma?
This Buddhist practice means focusing your mind in silence, especially for religious reasons or to calm your mind
What is meditation?
The Indo-Aryans migrated from parts of Europe and Central Asia into the northern parts of this modern country.
What is India?
This famous Brahmin wrote the Arthashastra which was a guide for rulers to be effective leaders.
Who was Kautilya?
This ancient invention/discover was an important step towards the "big brain change" as it allowed people to get more nutrients from their food.
What is fire?
People with this job collect artifacts for a museum.
What is a curator?
In Hinduism, Samsara is the cycle of this while Moksha is the release from it.
What is reincarnation?
This major river in India is said to have healing powers.
What is the Ganges River?
This innovative Indian civilization was famous for creating running water.
This process of controlling and adapting wild plants and animals for human use is the reason we have pets today/
What is domestication?
This social system based off of Hindu ideas was very strict and meant that people were born into their social class.
What is the Caste System?
This is the Buddhist belief that life is based on suffering because of people having desires.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
This mountain range containing the tallest mountains on Earth are located to the North and West of India.
What are the Himalayas?
This Indian Empire is credited with starting the Indian Golden Age.
What was the Gupta Empire?
This period of time is named for the fact that it occurred before people had the ability to write.
What is Prehistory?
People who follow this lifestyle travel from place to place in search of fresh food and other resources.
What is a nomad/nomadic?
This ancient text is also known as the Hindu Scriptures.
What are the Vedas texts?
These large flat grasslands take up a large part of central Asia
What are the Steppes?
This storied Prince renounced his royal status after seeing the suffering that took place outside of the royal palace. Buddhism was created as a result of his actions.
Who was Siddartha Gautama?
This kind of event was so big that it changed the course of history forever.
What is a turning point?
This revolution allowed prehistoric humans to grow and cultivate their own food.
What is the Agricultural revolution?