Geography & Early India
Hinduism
Buddhism
Indian Empires
Indian Achievements
100
This geographic feature might have prevented Buddhist missionaries from traveling directly north into Tibet and China.
What are the Himalayas?
100
Members of the Kshatriya castes worked as these.
What are rulers and warriors?
100
Siddhartha Gautama searched for the meaning of human life by doing these two things.
What are fasting and meditation?
100
Mauryan ruler who converted to Buddhism.
Who is Asoka?
100

A number system in use today whose roots trace back to the Gupta period.

What is Hindu-Arabic?

200
This river provided water and fertile soil that supported the rise of the Harappan civilization.
What is the Indus River?
200
This sacred texts from Brahmanism influenced Hinduism.
What are the Vedas and the Upanishads?
200
A state of perfect peace that frees the soul from suffering and reincarnation.
What is nirvana?
200
Empire that ruled India during a period of great artistic and intellectual achievement.
Who is Gupta?
200

The most famous Buddhist temple is at ____________

Ajanta

300
The earliest known language in ancient India.
What is Sanskrit?
300

Hinduism was influenced by _______________ and ideas from Central Asia.

What is Brahminism?

300
The Buddha accepted this idea from Hinduism.
What is reincarnation?
300
The founder of the Mauryan Empire.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
300

In metallurgy, a mixture of two or more metals

an alloy

400
These religious writings tell about Aryan society and the Aryan invasion of India.
What are the Vedas?
400
Guides developed by Aryans to keep the classes distinct and to provide rules for the caste system.
What are sutras.
400

The Buddha believed one could overcome desire and ignorance by __________________________

following the eight-fold path

400

After the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, India remained divided for about ____________ years

500

400
They practiced this to help them build up defenses to a disease.
What is inoculation?
500

Aryan villages were governed by ____________

rajas

500
Farmers, craftspeople, and traders made up this caste.
What is Vaisyas?
500

At the heart of the Buddha's teachings were the guiding principles known as _____________

the Four Noble Truths

500

The most famous passage in the Mahabharata

Bhagavad Gita

500
Indians were the first people to create this Hindu-Arabic numeral that we use today.
What is the concept of zero?
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