Vocabulary
an ancient Indian language
Sanskrit
What parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
The plains along the Ganges and Indus River
Monsoons bring ________ _______ during the months of October to June.
Heavy rain.
Buddha meant one who was _______________.
Awakened
A collection of sacred texts
Vedas
the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
Four Noble Truths
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
They provided protection and resources.
What does the discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests about the people of Mohenjo-Daro?
They had uniform ways to measure.
Hindus believe that acquiring good karma is needed to
achieve freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The prince who became the Buddha.
the religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment
Buddhism
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
Along the rivers
Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?
It had enemies who might attack the people.
What did the Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?
basic truths for living
Why were Untouchables excluded from other Indians?
They did work others considered lowly.
a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil have done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life.
Karma
Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called a ___________________.
Subcontinent
Where did Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, develop?
The Indus River Valley
What beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
Reincarnation
Karma
Who were the Aryans?
The nomadic people who moved into India through the Khyber Pass.
a religion that developed in India over thousands of years and spread across the world.
Hinduism
What did farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise?
Cotton
Mohenjo-Daro was different than other cities during this time period because it had a ________________.
Sewer System
What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?
Aging, sickness, death
How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They carry silt that enriches the soil.