Geography of India
India is a large landmass that is separated from the rest of the Asian continent, what is that called?
Subcontinent
Which group of people migrated to India during the Vedic age?
The Indo-Aryans
The Founder of the Mauryan Empire.
Chandragupta
The founder of the Gupta Empire was:
Chandra Gupta I
Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
What separates India from the rest of Asia?
Mountains
What were the sacred hymns the Indo-Aryans composed called?
The Vedas
Chandragupta separated his empire into smaller __________.
Provinces
True or false, Chandragupta and Chandra Gupta I are the same person
False
The founder of Buddhism was:
Siddhartha Gautama
The climate of India is:
Tropical
True or false, everybody that lived in India during this time period was part of the caste system
False
A system of offices that carry out the roles of the government:
Bureaucracy
Symbols used to represent numbers are called:
Numerals
When you die Hindus believe you are:
Reincarnated
River system
A fixed social class somebody is born into is a :
Caste
Chandragupta's grandson who became the third emperor of the Mauryan empire was:
Asoka
A number system based on tens that was created by the Gupta Empire and is still used today
Decimal system
The goal of a Buddhist is to reach _______
Nirvana
The seasonal winds that bring India's weather are called:
Monsoons
People that had the lowest status in society were called:
Untouchables or Dalits
The Religion Asoka converted to before becoming a man of peace.
Buddhism
What came first, the Mauryan Empire or the Gupta Empire?
The Mauryan Empire
The belief that good actions will lead to good things and bad actions will lead to bad things is called:
Karma