Geography
India is found on what continent?
Asia
The early settlements of Mohenjo-Daro were found by what river?
What are the Hindu sacred texts called?
The Vedas
Prince Siddhartha changed his name to what?
Buddha
According to the video we watched in class, Mumbai had a population of how many people?
10 million
**Now the population is up to 20 million!
What was Egypt's Major River?
The Nile River
This is the sacred river of India.
The Ganges River
An early form of this board game was found in Mohenjo-Daro
chess
Moksha
Buddhism is the ___ most popular religion in the world.
4th
The sport of Cricket originated in what country?
Britain
Name the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
This triangular-shaped landform covers most of southern India.
The Deccan Plateau
Many seals had a type of _____ on them.
animal
Hinduism is polytheistic. What does polytheistic mean?
The belief in many gods.
How many Noble truths were there?
4
Henna is traditionally done before what major event?
A wedding
In what year was King Tut's tomb discovered?
1922
This river flows from the Himalayas, through the Hindu-Kush mountains, and into the Arabian Sea.
The Indus River
The people of Mohenjo-Daro had bathrooms in their houses, which was very different from most other ancient civilizations. True or false?
True
Brahman is the God of _____.
Creation
True or false: Yoga originates back to the Buddhist religion.
False
Why was the Taj Mahal built?
As a memorial or tomb for his wife.
What was the written language of Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
The tallest mountain in the world is part of which mountain range?
What shape were the "weights" found in Mohenjo-daro, used for measuring things on scales?
cubes
Hinduism is the _____ most popular religion in the world.
3rd
"Perfect peace and happiness" is the meaning behind which Buddhist word?
Nirvana
What name is given to India's movie-making industry?
Bollywood
What time period is known as the "Old Stone Age"
Paleolithic