This term describes all of ones collective actions
What is karma.
100
This term describes the 3 most important goddesses in the Hindu Pantheon.
What is the Tridevi.
100
These are the seasonal winds that caused the predictable flooding of rivers that was so important to the development of early civilizations.
What are the monsoons.
100
Chandraguta Maurya supposedly met this man near the Indus river in 324 BCE.
Who is Alexander the Great
100
This term describes the oldest form of the caste system, outlined in the Vedas.
What is VARNA
200
This term describes duty and virtue
What is dharma.
200
This god, known as the preserver, is responsible for maintaining peace and balance in the universe, which he periodically does by returning to Earth as one of 10 avatars.
Who is Vishnu.
200
These are the 3 characteristics of the Indus Valley Civilization.
What are - trade/seals, pools/baths, urban planning, lack of weapons, irrigation/sewer systems.
200
This man was Chandragupta Maurya's grandson, who became a Buddhist.
Who is Ashoka.
200
These are two of the most well known of the ten avatars of Vishnu.
Who are Krishna and Rama
300
This term represents the Hindu conception of the soul.
What is atman.
300
This god can be identified by a crescent, a trident, and a snake around his neck.
Who is Shiva.
300
This language group represents the relationships between, and common origins of, languages ranging from South Asia to Europe.
What are Indo-European languages.
300
This ruler relied on a vast network of spies to ensure both internal and external security of the empire.
Who is Ashoka.
300
This is a term that describes the subdivisions of the original 4 cases described in the Vedas.
What is Jati.
400
This terms describes the concept of non-violence toward all living things and all property.
What is ahimsa.
400
This is the name of the ancient fire god, prominent in the Vedas.
Who is Agni.
400
The Aryans migrated to South Asia from the NW, eventually settling in plains around this major river.
What is the Ganges River.
400
Chandragupta Maurya became this at the end of his life.
What is Jain, or what is an ascetic.
400
These are the dates of the Indus Valley/Harrapan Civilization.
What is 5000 BCE to 1500 BCE.
500
In Hinduism this term represent the concept of the energy and ultimate reality that define the universe.
What is brahman.
500
This is the name of the ancient storm/rain god, long worshiped by the Aryans.
Who is Indra
500
This the range of dates for what is known as the Vedic Age, or period when the Aryans settled throughout most of northern and central parts of South Asia.
What is 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
500
These are two reasons why is the Gupta Empire considered a "golden age" in India.
Peace, public safety, advances in literature, advances in mathematics and astronomy.
500
This is how Chandragupta II funded government projects and salaries.