South Asia/Central Geography
Indus Valley Civilization
Hinduism
Indian Culture
Buddhism
Indian Empires
Gupta Empire
Flags from the Region
100
The body of water west of India
What is the Arabian Sea?
100
True or False
The Indus River Valley Civilization fell in 1920 CE
False
100
This the word for soul in Hinduism
what is atman
100
B) WHat is a lunar calendar
100
Buddha literally means ____________
What is the "Enlightened One, Awakened One or Teacher?"
100
The name of the man who built the 1st Great Empire of India, and rebelled against the Greeks after Alexander the Great died.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
100
Why were roads an important system to build during the Gupta Empire
They help connect and encourage trade
100
India
200
Plateau in the Central part of India
What is the Deccan Plateau?
200
Some historians think the Indus Valley civilization disappeared because of _____________
What is climate change, disease, being conquered, flood, earthquake?
200
What is Moksha?
What is Breaking the cycle of death and rebirth, becoming one with brahma?
200
To which caste would an Indian farmer belong?
What is Sudra?
200
The ______ path, also known as this, helps Buddhists reach enlightenment.
What is the 8 fold path or "Middle Way?"
200
What was the relationship between Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka
Ashoka was his grandson
200
What is a Golden Age
A time of peace and prosperity for a civilization
200
Pakistan
300
Identify this river 
Brahmaputra River
300
True or False
The Indus River Valley is located in present day Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Bangladesh.
False
300
Who is this?
Who is Shiva the Destroyer?
300
The Indian spice trade was between India and what city? __________
What is Rome?
300
Buddha was born in this present day country.
What is Nepal?
300
The Edicts of Ashoka helped spread a message of non-violence and tolerance and THIS RELIGION to foreign lands.
What is Buddhism?
300
The Gupta Empire took place during which dates
a) 320 C.E. - 550 C.E.
b) 320 B.C.E - 550 C.E.
c) 320 C.E. - 550 B.C.E
a) 320 C.E. - 550 C.E.
300
Sri Lanka
400
Name the 6 Countries that Border India (don't look at a map)
What is Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar?
400
Name 4 artifacts that were uncovered at Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
What is toys, clay figurines, great bathe, cities, priest statue, games, seals?
400
Samsara is the belief in what?
What is reincarnation?
400
This holiday is known as the festival of colors.
a) Diwali
b) Holi
c) Ganesh Chathurti
d) Krishna
e) New Years Day
What is holi?
400
This is what Buddha encountered when he 1st left his palace (4 things)
What is an old man, a sick man, and a corpse?
400
DAILY DOUBLE:
The period after The Aryan Migration where Aryan and Indus Valley Culture mixed together 1000 B.C.E to create Hinduism
What is the Vedic Period?
400
This became the official language of India during the Gupta Empire
What is Sanskrit
400
What is this symbol mean on the Indian? Where does it come from?
The Ashoka Wheel or Wheel of Law
500
Name the country and the capital 
Bhutan & Thimphu
500
Name the group that moved into the Indus Valley after the Harappa civilization died out.
What is the Aryans?
500
Ones responsibilities and duties one is suppose to follow in Hinduism
What is dharma?
500
DAILY DOUBLE: HOW MUCH WILL YOU WAJOR??!!
What is B Bangladesh?
500
Ashoka converted to Buddhism after seeing the horrors of war. What empire was he apart of and helped to expand?
a) Gupta Empire
b) Mauryan Empire
c) Nanda Empire
d) Mughal Empire
What is the Mauryan Empire?
500
First kingdom/Empire of India ?
What is the Mauryan Empire?
500
This famous game was invented during the Gupta Empire
What is chess?
500
Turkmenistan
600
This the capital of Bangladesh
What is dhaka
600
This translates into "Mound of the Dead" in Sanskrit
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
600
Written in ancient Sanskrit, Name the two sacred Hindu books that the songs and prayers for Hinduism are are kept in.
What are the Vedas and Upanishads?
600
Diwali honors Vishnu, Kali, and other members of the Hindu pantheon. In the previous sentence, what does "pantheon" mean?
a) collection of Legends
b) set of gods
c) row of lamps
d) gov' leaders
What is a set of gods?
600
Name ONE of the two main schools/branches of Buddhism
What is Mahayana or Theravada?
600
DAILY DOUBLE
Rock Edicts were sent by Ashoka to people that had written ________ on them.
What are laws?
600
What are 2 examples of great metalwork that was produced during the Gupta Empire?
Gold Coins and The Iron Pillar 
600
What do country flag and what does the red circle represent?
Bangladesh and the rising sun
700
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
What is Tashkent?
700
The place where food was stored in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Granaries
700
DAILY DOUBLE:
This picture is of the Indian god of good luck
Who is Ganesha?
700
A) Dice
700
These are the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
What is:
1) Life is Suffering
2) The Cause of Suffering is Ones Desires
3) To get rid of Suffering one must rid their Desires
4) To get rid Desires Follow the 8 Fold Path
700
These countries made up the Mauryan empire
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh
700
What period of World History was the Gupta Empire during?
Classical Antiquity
700
What country flag is this and what building is on the it?
What is Afghanistan and a mosque
800
The Maldives are known as coral reef islands, what is the name of this term?
What is an atoll?
800
What is this item pictured here?
Citadel
800
Identify this god
Who is Vishnu
800
This symbol was for this leader of India
Who is Ashoka?
800
What is this Buddhist symbol called? Daily Double
What is a mandala?
800
From roughly what years was the Mauryan Empire
What is 321 BCE- 185 BCE
800
Plays by this famous India were written and performed during the Gupta Empire 
Who is Kalidasa
800
What country is this and what is its capital?
Tajikistan/Dushanbe
900
What is the capital of the Maldives 
What is Male
900
In 1922, when archaeologists first uncovered the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, what didn't they find built in the cities that was very different from both the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, who both existed during the Bronze Period. 
Palaces and royal dwelling
900
What are the five levels of the caste system in order from bottom to top?
What is the dalits, sudra, vaishya, kshatriya, brahmins?
900
The summer monsoons bring ___________ of the __________ and the winter monsoons bring ____________ off the _____________
What is MOISTURE off the INDIAN OCEAN and DRY AIR off the HIMALAYAS?
900
Please name SIX out of the (Eightfold Path)
1) To know the truth (Right Insight)
2) To intend to resist evil (Right Intention)
3) To not say anything to hurt others (Right Speech)
4) To respect life, property, and morality (Right Action)
5) To work at a job that does not injure others (Right Livelihood)
6) To try to free one's mind from evil (Right Effort)
7) To be in control of one's feelings and thoughts (Right Mindfulness)
8) To practice appropriate forms of concentration (Right Meditation)
900
After Ashoka converted to Buddhism, he sent missionaries all over Asia. He converted the king and then all its people to this religion. What country did he convert?
What is Tibet?
900
What was the name of the mathematician who came up with the ideas of decimals, pie, zero, and the number system?
Aryabhata
900
what country is this and what does the symbol mean?
Kyrgyzstan and the sun/the top part of a yurt