Social Structure
Five Themes of Geography
Map
Religion
Gupta or Ashoka?
100
The highest level of society
Who are Brahmins/Priests?
100
MOVEMENT: This religion traveled from India to China along the trade route known as the "Silk Road."
What is Buddhism?
100
What river is associated with the beginnings of the Indian Civilization?
What is the Indus River?
100
Founder of Buddhism
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
100
chose to follow the teachings of Buddha and spend his life making peace
Who was Ashoka?
200
The class of people who are not on the social pyramid. They do work that others will not do such as carrying the dead.
Who are the untouchables?
200
PLACE: longest poem in any written language
What is the Mahabharata/Bhagavad Gita?
200
mountain ranges are found in Northern Ancient India
What are the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas?
200
Name of the one universal spirit in Hinduism
What is Brahman?
200
Built hospitals for people and for animals
Who was Ashoka?
300
The ruling class
Who are the Kshatriyas/Warrior class?
300
PLACE: Indian mathematicians are credited with this concept
What is infinity and zero?
300
Centrally located mountains in India
What are the Vindhya Mountains?
300
Follow your ___________ to get good __________.
What is dharma and karma? (Hinduism)
300
Created a postal system
Who was Chandra Gupta?
400
The lowest class actually on the social pyramid
Who are the Sudras/Servant class?
400
Three contributions in the field of science and medicine by Ancient Indians
What is 1. Earth is round and travels around the sun 2. Durable metals that don't rust 3. medical, surgical and dental tools
400
Name of plateau on the Indian Subcontinent
What is the Deccan Plateau?
400
Nirvana is associated with which religion
What is Buddhism?
400
Built new roads with rest houses and shade trees for travelers
Who was Ashoka?
500
Class above the servants and laborers
Who are the Vaisyas/herders, farmers, merchants, craftspeople?
500
PLACE: two planned cities in the Indus River Valley
What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
500
Important River in India to those who practice Hinduism - Located south of the Himalayas
What is the Ganges River?
500
This religion is closely tied to the caste system
What is Hinduism?
500
Sent teachers to spread Buddhism throughout India and Asia
Who was Ashoka?
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