The Indus Valley
What physical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?
Himalayas
What are the Vedas?
sacred hymns
What is a bureaucracy?
a system of officials that carries out government rules and regulations
What are stupas?
Buddhist commemorative burial mounds
According to Hinduism, what determines how a person is reborn?
karma
What did early farming villages in India depend on?
the summer monsoon
What group was in the highest caste?
priests
What was the purpose of the Arthashastra?
to explain how to be a good ruler
What is ahimsa?
the belief that one should not hurt any living thing
What did the Buddha believe following the Eightfold path could lead to?
an end to desires and suffering
What caused the Indus Valley civilization to disappear?
Unknown but could be from flooding, drought, invaders, disease, climate change, etc.
Where did the Indo-Aryan kingdoms develop by 500 BCE?
Ganges Plain
What freedom did Chandragupta's subjects lack?
freedom of speech
What did Asoka do after the war with Kalinga?
He began following Buddhist values
According to Hinduism, which of the following is the supreme spiritual force?
Brahman
Where did the first civilization of India arise?
along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers
How did the early Indo-Aryans measure their wealth?
in cattle
How did advanced during the Gupta period transform mathematics
They developed a decimal system with numeral for zero
Why did Asoka build stone pillars across his empire?
to encourage his subjects to live moral lives
Which of these were holy Hindu scriptures written by gurus to help connect people to heavenly forces?
the Upanishads, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Theravada
the Upanishads
Many of the achievements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization was due to their advanced knowledge of
mathematics
Why was the Ganges Plain a good region for settlement?
It provided fertile, flat land
What did Kautilya see in Chandragupta?
someone who could lead the fight against the Greeks
How did Asoka's rule lead to a prosperous India?
He built excellent roads that promoted trade
Which Hinduism belief or practice is not shared by Buddhism?
reincarnation, caste system, cycle of life, karma
caste system