Who am I?
__________ and ____________ were India's oldest cities.
Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro
Hindus believed that their rebirth in the next life could be changed by their actions in this life. This belief was known as —
What is karma and dharma?
This person in known as the "Enlightened One"
Who is the Buddha?
India's geographic size makes it known as this
What is a subcontinent
This is the science of working with metals
What is metallurgy
This religion includes the Vedas and Upanishads as sacred writings
Who is Hinduism?
The relationship between karma and reincarnation
What is an individual's good karma will help end the cycle of reincarnation?
These are the guiding principles of Buddhism
What are the four noble truths
The mountains that are located north of India
What are the Himalayas
These are the same numbers that we use today
What is Hindu-Arabic numerals
The first emperor of the Mauryan Empire
Who is Chandragupta?
These are the texts that are based off the Vedas
What are the Vedic text
This person was the founder and became known as Buddha
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
Name of the seasonal winds that dominate the climate of India
What is the monsoons?
These stories were written to help teach lessons.
What are the Panchatontra
Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?
Who is the Gupta Empire?
The name of the Hindu festival that celebrates the New Year and is also known as the “Festival of Lights” which commemorates the story of Rama and Sita restoring balance to the world.
What is Diwali?
The principles of nonviolence, religious toleration, and humane treatment of subjects was stressed by this Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
Who is Asoka?
The Harappa civilization developed near which geographic feature
What is the Indus River Valley?
The indians made scientific advances in these
What are metalworking, medicine, and other sciences
Extended the influence of Buddhism and expanded the Mauryan Empire
Who is Ashoka?
The Hindus believed that all of their gods are apart of this universal spirit
What is Brahamin
Buddhist believed that following this path lead to nirvana
What is the Eightfold path
This is the first thing that caused the Indus River to become ideal for farming overtime
What is heavy snow fall in the Himalayas?
Which early civilization made contributions in the mathematical concept of zero, setting bones, new textiles, and astronomical concept of a round earth?
What is the Gupta Empire