Vocabulary
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Essential Questions
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100
What is a seasonal wind that is moist/wet?
Monsoon
100
A ____ is a time of important change.
Turning point
100
This is the name for the Aryan language that was brought to India.
Sanskrit
100
What are the names of the two major rivers in India?
The Indus and Ganges rivers
100
True or false?: We still use the Arabic numeral system today.
True
200
What word means "A group within a social class"?
caste
200
_____ is a murder for a political reason.
Assassination
200
A large area of land that is separated by geography from the rest of a continent.
Subcontinent
200
Who created India's first empire? (First and last name)
Chandragupta Maurya
200
Which religion did the caste system originate from?
Hinduism
300
What word means "The Aryan's holiest book"?
Vedas
300
The Aryans brought their language,______, to India.
Sanskrit
300
To be accepted into the general population of other cultures.
Assimilate
300
Where did the Aryans come from? Where did they migrate to?
- Eastern Europe and/or Western Asia - Black sea/Caspian sea - They migrated to India
300
What is the first name of Chandragupta Maurya's grandson? Was Chandragrupta's grandson a cruel/violent leader or was he peaceful/noble?
Ashoka Peaceful/noble
400
1 What word means "People who teach about their religion"? 2 What word means "rebirth"?
1 Missionary 2 Reincarnation
400
The word _____ means "noble".
Aryan
400
The base-ten number system: 1 through 9 and zero.
Arabic Numerals
400
Why is the early civilization of India called "Harappan Civilization?"
- The city of Harappa was very important because of its advances and because the first Indian artifact was found there.
400
The time that Chandragupta II ruled India was known as "The Golden Age of India". Why is this?
- A time of great advances in India - Economy was strong
500
1. What word means "The widespread cutting of trees"? 2. What word means "Outcast or Pariah"?
1 Deforestation 2 Untouchable
500
1 An _____ is also known as a written message. 2 A _____ is a building designed to protect a city or army
1 Inscription 2 Fortress
500
Giving a person a mild form of a disease so that he or she would not get sick with a more serious form.
Inoculation
500
What are the five classes of the ancient Indian caste system in order from highest to lowest?
Brahmin Kshatriya Vaisya Sudra Untouchable
500
What are two differences between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Multiple answers: *Mr. Ham will decide whether or not your answer is valid/invalid*
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