Location and Geography
Although India is located in the region of South Asia it sometimes referred to as a ___________
What is Subcontinent?
These were the first two cities in India
What is Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
Ancient India social classes were called
This is the belief that a person’s actions or thoughts affect their later experiences. Good things happen to good people and bad things to bad people.
What is Varnas?
The Core belief that there is one universal spirit
What is Brahman?
The Buddhists idea that you could be free from all earthly concerns
What is Nirvana?
Two factors that shaped India's civilization
What is climate and geography?
Early civilizations in India appeared around the
What is Indus Valley River?
People at the lowest level of Indian society who did not belong to any varna or jati
What is Untouchable?
Is Hinduism polytheistic or monotheistic?
Free response
Is Buddhism a religion? Why or Why not?
What is No
Mountain Ranges of India
What is the Himalayas and Hindu Kush?
Reasons the Indus Valley Civilization began to abandon their cities
What is natural disaster such as flood, earthquake, or drought?
The caste system was divided into these four varnas
What is Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras?
The idea that the soul can be reborn
What is Reincarnation?
This is the belief in both Hinduism and Buddhism that the soul leaves the body at death and joins another being born
What is Reincarnation?
The three main rivers in ancient India
What is Indus Valley, Ganges, and Brahmaputra?
When the Indus Valley Civilization declined, this group of people migrated into the area
What is Aryan?
How did the Aryans change after settling in India?
What is farming?
The Hindu belief of reincarnation is closely tied to two concepts ____ (ones status in life is based on how they lived in the former life) and ______ (personal duty).
What is Karma and Dharma?
The idea that life is full of suffering and suffering is caused by worldly desire is part of Buddhist ____________
What is Four Noble Truths?
Why do you think the Indo-Gangetic Plain is where many of India's civilizations began?
This was home to important rivers which made the land fertile and easy to farm. The mountains also provided a form of protection.
After settling in villages Aryans developed this language
What is Sanskrit?
The caste system was a strict social structure that effected
What is marriage, education, employment?
How did Hinduism reinforce the caste system?
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Who was the founder of Buddhism?
What is Siddhartha Gautama?