Ancient India Religion
Ancient India Achievements
Ancient India Vocabulary
Ancient India Empires
Ancient India
100
this religion was formed in India after the arrival of the Ayrans
What is Hinduism?
100
these are commands issued by someone in authority
What is an edicts?
100
the 4 sacred texts of Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
100
this man united the Indian city-states to create the first empire in India
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
100
give one reason why the Indus Valley people disappeared.
What is drought, climate change, or cultural change?
200
If all Hindu rules were followed, a person could be reborn into a higher caste. What is this called?
what is reincarnation?
200
Name the written language that was brought to India by the Aryans
What is Sanskrit?
200
the term for the rich warrior rulers of ancient India's city-states
Who were Rajahs?
200
this was the main idea of how to rule the people during the Mauyra Empire
What is with a firm hand (strict rules)?
Centralized government?
Based on Katalya's teachings?
200
A Hindu social class system you are born into and determined by your job
What is the Caste System?
300
the meaning of the name Buddha
What is the Enlightened One?
300
Indian mathematicians invented this important part of mathematics
What are numbers 1-9, Zero, PI?
300
this is the spiritual eternal goal for Buddhists
What is Nirvana?
300
this empire replaced the Maurya
Who were the Gupta?
300
These people were not even on the caste system and had no place in Indian society.
Who are the Untouchables or Outcastes?
400
list one of the main deities in Hinduism
Who are
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva?
400
Two medical practices developed during this time
What are Safer Births, Resetting broken bones, Tooth Removal, Herbal Remedies, Plastic Surgeries?
400
these gave the Aryans an advantage in warfare when they came into India
What are horses and horse-drawn chariots?
400
this Maurya leader gave up warfare and became a Buddhist
Who is Ashoka?
400
this group of common workers was at the bottom of the caste system
who are the Shudras: servants, laborers, craftsmen, farmers?
500
To Hindus, he is the one god; the universal spirt in all living things
Who is Brahman?
500
this is the modern day term for an innoculation to prevent certain diseases
What is a vaccine?
500
these people were at the top of the caste system group known as Brahmins
Who were the Priests?
500
these two items were the symbols for the Indian empire during the time of Ashoka: Hint it was on every page of my last notes.
what are the lion and the wheel?
500
this mountain range acted as a natural barrier and separated India from China
What are the Himalayan Mountains?