Vocabulary 1
A walled fort that protects a city?
Citadel
What does the Indus Valley River do a lot?
Similar to the Nile every year
Flood
How did Siddhartha radically change his life?
He gave up everything to seek the meaning of life.
What was the name of the people who lived in Ancient Indus Valley?
Harappan civilization
A large land mass that is connect to the rest of a continent?
Subcontinent
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the end result of all of a person's good and bad acts, which determines his or her rebirth?
Karma
What is the carried down the Indus Valley River the color of cocoa?
Silt
What is one of the Four Noble Truths (1 or 2)?
Life is filled with suffering
Suffering is caused by people’s wants. People may want more pleasure, more power, or a longer life.
What is the name of the city which was made of sturdy brick houses?
Mohenjo-daro
In Hinduism, the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste system member?
Dharma
In Hinduism the ancient books of sacred songs on which much of its religious beliefs are based?
Vedas
What is the name of the world's tallest mountain?
Himalayas
Why do historians know less about the Indus River Valley Civilization than about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Historian know less about the Indus River Valley Civilization then about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia because Ancient Indian writing has not yet been deciphered, and few artifacts and remains have been found.
What are some of the new things India Engineers, Potters, and Metalworker created?
They created swear systems, jars & bowls, and fishhooks to razors.
To move from one place to another to live, especially a large group of people?
Migrate
A Hindu belief that people move in constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth?
Reincarnation
What kind of wild animals lived in Indus Valley River?
Tigers, Jackals, and wild pigs
What is one of the Four Noble Truths (3 or 4)
Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things
To stop wanting things, people must follow eight basic laws.
How was Mohenjo-Daro laid out as a city?
Mohenjo-Daro was laid our has a city on a grid of streets and avenues; signs of the grid still remain.
Karma
In Buddhism, a way of life, neither too strict nor too easy, that results from following the Eightfold Path?
Middle Path
What did the farmers of the Indus Valley River farm? They are also the first for many items
Wheat, Barley, Beans and Sesame
Rice, Banana, Black Pepper, Mustard, and Cotton Crop
hahaha Mystery Question from the other team
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What evidence suggests that religion was important in Mohenjo-Daro?
Mohenjo-Daro had a great bath it may have had religious significance for ritual cleansing.
The largest nation of Indian subcontinent.
India