Geography
Which two rivers flowed through (and a little bit outside of) India?
The Indus river and the Ganges river
What was the dominant religion throughout both empires?
Hinduism
Advanced _______________________ systems improved travel, trade, and communication.
road
Who was the founder of the Mauryan empire? SPELL IT CORRECTLY
Chandragupta Maurya
What were Brahmins?
Priests
What was the name of the mountain range that protected Indian empires from invaders? SPELL IT CORRECTLY
Who was sent to spread Buddhist teachings?
missionaries
List the 2 main achievements in math that the Guptans accomplished/invented.
1) decimal system
2) concept of zero
Ashoka ruled with what?
fairness, he focused on peace
What were the Warriors called? SPELL IT CORRECTLY
Kshatriyas
What were the names of the two empires in ancient India?
The Mauryans and the Guptas
Name (and SPELL CORRECTLY) the two pieces of literature that taught Hindu values.
the Ramayana and Mahabharata
RANDOM RIDDLE: What starts with gas and has 3 letters?
What were two things that got taxed in the Mauryan empire?
farming and trade
What were merchants/farmers called?
Vaishyas
Which empire is referred to as "the golden age"?
the GOLDEN Guptas
What was a new concept practiced that we saw as a result of more peaceful religions being dominant?
religious tolerance
The Mauryan empire was the first to use a... (think of the superintendent/school board/principal/teacher situation we talked about in class)
centralized administration.
UNRELATED OUTBURST: What is the fin on the back of fish, whales, and dolphins called?
a dorsal fin
What were Shudras?
Workers
Which empire was the first to unite most of India?
Mauryan
What River was considered holy? (we learned this in the Morgan Freeman video!)
the Ganges river
What were Ashoka's Pillars?
Tall stone columns carved with laws and Buddhist teachings.
Where were goods transported along?
the Silk Road
In your interview with Lakshmi, you learned about a caste outside of the main 4. What was the name of this caste and what were they considered?
Dalits (untouchables), considered outcasts/unimportant