Geography
A wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons
What is monsoons
One of the worlds oldest religions that is still in practice by roughly 1.2 billion people today that doesn't have a single founder or holy book.
What is Hinduism?
Archeologists found several Harappan artifacts, such as their trading seals, in this neighboring civilization.
What is Mesopotamia?
What is a grid pattern?
A type of social hierarchy that has been used to divide and classify the Indian people for thousands of years
The Caste System
large section of a continent that is smaller than the continent itself
What is a subcontinent
The founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
He was an emperor who gave up conquest and actively encouraged the spread of Buddhism across South Asia.
Who is Ashoka?
Many homes in ancient India were equipped with baths and flush toilets due to this early technological advancement.
What is a drainage or sewer system?
The four varnas in India’s social hierarchy
What are Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra
A large body of water directly west of India
What is the Arabian Sea
The invisible energy, force, or spirit that is a part of everyone and created the universe
What is Brahman?
He united nearly all of India and formed the first empire across the subcontinent.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
The craft of metalwork including the creation of tools, weapons, coins and decorative items.
What is Metallurgy?
A job assigned to a person at birth based on their family's line of work.
What is jati?
This geographic feature separated India from surrounding civilizations allowing their cities and culture to develop in relative isolation
What are natural barriers
A person who follows their dharma will be rewarded with this.
What is karma?
The “golden age” of ancient India when the economy was strong and the civilization made great advancements in art, literature, math, medicine, metallurgy, and science
What is the Gupta Empire?
Indus Valley city Mohenjo-Daro was located in this modern day country.
What is Pakistan?
This level of the Caste, often called "Untouchables" were outsiders who were considered "dirty and impure" because of the sins of their past lives.
Who are the Dalits?
This river provided a fresh water source for the earliest cities of Ancient India.
What is the Indus River?
The majors beliefs of this religion are known as the Three Pillars.
What is Sikhism?
A single currency of silver and copper coins was used for business and trade throughout the entire empire under this ruling empire.
What is the Mauryan empire?
An ancient language of India that's the foundation of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
Sanskirt
The group from ancient India responsible for developing the varnas that would later evolve into the caste system
Who are the Indo-Aryans?