Vocabulary
Geography
History
Religion
Culture
100
a subcontinent
What is a large land-mass that juts out from a continent?
100
the Himalaya and Hindu-Kush mountains
What is what limited contact between India and other ancient civilizations?
100
an army of spies to inform on his subjects, thousands of foot soldiers and mounted troops on 9,000 war elephants.
What is what Chandragupta used to keep absolute power?
100
they believe that every living thing has a soul
What is why many Hindus avoid eating meat and try not to harm living things?
200
Aryans
Who were the nomadic warriors who swept into India from central Asia?
200
the Indus River
What is the river that begins in the Himalayas, fills with water from snow melting off the Hindu Kush mountains, flows southward, and empties into the Arabian Sea?
200
farming and trading.
What is how the empire grew wealthy under Chandragupta’s rule?
200
a person’s bad behavior results in being reincarnated into a lower class or into an animal
What is the result, according to Hindu beliefs, of a person’s bad behavior?
200
to keep their society organized and to make sure all types of work were done
What is why India had a caste system?
300
caste system
What is the hereditary classes of Hindu society?
300
the Ganges River
What is what river that starts in the western Himalayas, flows south and east through northern India, joins with the Brahmaputra River, and empties into the Bay of Bengal?
300
built new irrigation systems, roads, and promoted crafts and mining
What is how Chandragupta used his wealth to make improvements for his people?
300
more than one god is worshipped in both religions
What is how Hinduism is similar to the religion of ancient Egypt?
300
printed cloth, the decimal point, and our system of numerals
What are some Gupta inventions that have had a lasting impact?
400
These winds cause wet and dry seasons. In summer they are associated with heavy rainfall. If they are late or weak, fewer people can grow their own food. If they are too heavy in summer, they can cause severe flooding.
What are monsoons?
400
the Eastern and Western Ghats (mountain ranges)
What is what land feature would you find along the eastern and western coasts of India?
400
the bloody battle of Kalinga
What is the bloody battle that caused the warrior Asoka to give up violence, free prisoners, restore the land, and convert to Buddhism?
400
to find peace - he believed that selfish desires for power, wealth, and pleasure caused people to suffer.
What is why Buddha taught people to follow the Eightfold Path, or the Middle Way?
400
India’s achievements in technology, philosophy, literature, and mathematics during this period
What is why some historians call the Gupta period a golden age?
500
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
What are the two villages in the Indus Valley that grew to become cities?
500
the Deccan Plateau. (plateau = a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it)
What is what region forms a downward-pointing triangle between the two mountain ranges in southern India?
500
Asoka
What is who built the greatest empire India had ever known and improved the welfare of his people by building hospitals, digging wells, and passing laws that required people to be treated humanely?
500
Buddha taught that all people are equal regardless of his or her social class
What is why Buddha thought all could follow the path to nirvana?
500
Top: brahmins were the priests Second:Kshatriyas were the warriors and rulers Third: Vaisyas were the skilled merchants, traders, and landowners Fourth: Sudras were the unskilled workers Bottom were the Pariah or outcasts (Untouchables)
Put the following classes in order according to India's caste system. Landowners and Merchants Servants Untouchables or outcasts Priests Warriors
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