Ancient India Religion
Hinduism has more than one god. What is the term that means "more than one god?"
Polytheistic
What are the name of the two rivers that surround Ancient India?
Indus and Ganges rivers
What are the 4 sacred texts of Hinduism called?
What are the Vedas?
Part of a continent, large land mass
Subcontinent
A Hindu social class system you are born into and determined by your job
Caste System
Who started the religion of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta's son continued the________ empire. _________was the man of peace, hated killings, and spread Buddhism throughout India.
Mauryan, Ashoka
List 3 achievements from the Gupta Empire.
decimal system.
astronomy,
medicine,
zero as a number
What were the seasonal winds called that impacted the Indus Valley Civilization?
Monsoons
Chandragupta was able to rule over his large empire using all these...
a tax system,
dividing his empire into regions and providences,
setting up a bureaucracy
What is the name of the belief in being reborn after life?
reincarnation
Second Indian Empire was nicknamed the Golden Age and is called what?
Gupta Dynasty
The real name of the Buddha.
Siddhartha Gutama
______________________ ruled the Gupta Empire during India's Golden Age.
Chandra Gupta II
These people were not even on the caste system and had no place in Indian society.
Who are the Untouchables?
If you do your ___, you will have good ___.
dharma
karma
What were the two Mathematics advancements during the Golden Age of India besides wealth and stability?
A state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism
What is Nirvana?
Name the two ancient cities during the Indus River Valley Civilization
Mohenjo Daro and Harrappa
Buddhists believe to find enlightenment, you must live a life between luxury and suffering called
The Middle Way
The three most important Hindu gods?
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
Why do scholars believe the Indus Valley had a highly developed civilization
its cities had a high level of planning.
Name the top of the caste system group who were priests?
Brahmins
Which mountain range acted as a natural barrier and separated India from China?
Himalayan Mountains
What strategy did Chandragupta use to conquer Magadha?
attack the border city first, then the capital city.