Chapter 4: The Indus River Valley Review

Lesson 1

100

This is a large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of a continent

subcontinent

200

This mountain range contains Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world

Himalaya

300

This river enabled the farmers of India to irrigate and cultivate their fields.

Indus River

400

Each year, farmers in the Indus River Valley are typically able to plant and harvest this amount of crops because of the hot climate, irrigation, and use of canals

Two times or twice

500

Wildlife like these pose a threat to the lives of farmers

Tiger, jackals, wild pigs

Lesson 2

100

This is the name for a strong fortress

citadel

200

These were two important and advanced cities of the Indian subcontinent

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

300

This word means to move from one place to another

migrate

400

These people migrated to India from Europe and brought new religious ideas

Aryans

500

This is a theory of why the cities of the Indus River Valley were abandoned

the Indus River changed course

natural disaster (earthquake, flood)

Lesson 3

100

This religion is one of the world's oldest and began with the Aryan invaders of India

Hinduism

200

These "Books of Knowledge" contain the basic beliefs of Hinduism

Vedas

300

This is the cycle of rebirth, sometimes a punishment or a reward

reincarnation

400

These laws and duties provide rules on how Hindus should live

dharma

500

This was a way to organize India's Hindus into groups and levels

caste system

Lesson 4

100

A man who gives up all he owns and gives his life to his religion is known by this term

monk

200

He was a prince but later became the Budda

Siddhartha Gautama

300

Along with the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha believed the way to end suffering can be done through these instructions

Eightfold Path

400

This idea believes in the forces of doing good or bad in the present can have a positive or negative effect in the future

karma

500

This term refers to the "freedom from wanting things"

detachment

Lesson 5

100

This is another word for taxes

tribute

200

This is the art and science of designing buildings

architecture

300

This empire was a "golden age" for India

Gupta Empire

400

This ruler (emperor) of the Maurya Empire from 265-238 BC and united almost all the Indian subcontinent for the first time

Asoka

500

Invented in India, we still use and calculate these today

numbers/numerals/Arabic numerals