GOEGRAPHY
RELIGION
EARLY INDIA,
CLIMATE
VOCABULARY!
100
Name one thing that influenced the rise of India's early civilizations.
Geography or Climate
100
What ancient scriptures describe a universal spirit?
the Upanishads
100
Name one of the two famous sacred texts that Indians still read today.
Mahabharata or Ramayana
100

what is the annual climate in the tropical region?

warm and wet.

100
A strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction in the summer.
Monsoon
200
Name one of the two most important rivers in India
Ganges or Indus
200
This is one of the oldest religions in the world and is today's third largest.
Hinduism
200
What was the great Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?
Zero
200

how many seasons are there?

four :)

200
Consequences of how a person lives
Karma
300
Who were the early people who lived in the Indus River Valley in about 3000 BC?
Harappans
300
Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?
Buddhism
300
Which dynasty built India's first great empire?
Mauryan
300

what is the annual precipitation?

zero to four hundred inches of rain.

300
Indian teacher
Guru
400
exactly how many islands make up the ataman islands?

204

400
How could a Buddhist reach nirvana?
By giving up all desires.
400
Name two or the three branches of science that ancient Indians made advances in.
Mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
400

name all of the Indian seasons 400 per

monsoon, post monsoon, summer, and winter.

400
Religious leaders head a government.
Theocracy
500

exactly what is the length of the nicobar islands?

722 square miles.

500
What dynasty was created when the Mauryan dynasty failed?
Gupta
500
The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?
Gupta
500

What is a monsoon

a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain

500
Series of rulers from the same family.
Dynasty
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