Geography
Where in the world is India located? (Hint: Continent and direction)
Southern Asia
What two religions originated from India?
Name on achievement of ancient India.
Indoor plumbing, creation of the number zero, advancements in medicine, urban planning, etc
What was the name of the social class system in ancient India?
Caste system
What mountain range is in Northern India?
Himalayas
Define the belief of reincarnation.
One's soul is reborn into a new body after death.
Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro
How easy was it to move up in the social hierarchy of ancient India?
It was extremely difficult and almost everyone was in the same caste as their parents for their entire lives
What two important rivers are located in Northern India?
Indus and Ganges rivers
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Guatama
Name one empire that rose in ancient India.
Mauryan or Gupta Empire
Who was at the top of the caste system and who was at the bottom?
Top - Brahmin (priests/academics)
Bottom - untouchables
What is the name of the winds that bring warm/cold air to India, allowing farmers to more easily grow crops?
Monsoons
Describe the belief of Dharma
One's duty/responsibilities in life
What leader of the Mauryan Empire was known for creating several rock edicts (laws written on rocks in his cities)?
Ashoka the Great
What determined the caste that an individual was in?
They were born into it/It was believed that your karma and dharma from previous lives affected the caste you were in
What body of water is located to the West of India? (Hint: it's a sea)
Arabian Sea
What belief do followers of Hinduism & Buddhism have?
Reincarnation
Provide one theory historians have about the disappearance of the harappan people.
The Aryans conquered them/they had to leave because of a drought or lack of trade
Why were untouchables treated so poorly in ancient India?
It was believed that they had to have been a very bad person in their previous lives to be born into the untouchable class.