Geography
Early Civilizations
Religion
Maurya Empire
This and That
100
Since India is below the rest of Asia, it is referred geographically as this.
What is a subcontinent?
100
The two earliest cities in India were called this.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
100
Hindus believed that their gods could take different forms, , which is called this.
What is an avatar?
100
This man united the Maurya empire with a strong military.
Who was Chandragupta?
100
This is the Hindu and Buddhist practice of non-violence
What is ahimsa?
200
These are the mountains that isolate India from the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
200
This was the name of the migrants who came into India from Asia.
Who are the Aryans?
200
This was the name of the sacred Hindu text.
What is the Upanishad?
200
This was one of the items that Chandragupta's forces brought to the battlefield.
What are elephants?
200
These are some of the pillars of Buddhism that are meant to be followed to achieve nirvana.
What is the eightfold path?
300
This area is one place where migrants came into India from Asia.
What is the Hindu Kush pass?
300
Harappa and Mohenjo were advanced societies for their time because of this.
What is a drainage system?
300
Hindus and Buddhists believe they can be born again, a process known as this.
What is reincarnation?
300
This was Chandragupta's grandson, another leader of the Maurya empire.
Who was Asoka?
300
People who traveled abroad to try to spread a religion were called this.
What are missionaries?
400
These are the two major rivers of India.
What are the Indus and Ganges?
400
Aryans blended their culture with the Indians they encountered, a process known as this.
What is assimilation?
400
This was the name of the first Buddha.
Who was Gautama?
400
This battle caused Asoka to become a more devoted Buddhist.
What is the Battle of Kalinga?
400
The lowest part of the caste system is called this.
What are the untouchables?
500
These weather patterns caused it to be dry in the winter and wet in the summer.
What are monsoons?
500
This system of social organization is said to have come from the Aryans.
What is the caste system?
500
This is the state of everlasting peace that all Buddhists are hoping to achieve.
What is nirvana?
500
This is how Chandragupta died.
What is starvation?
500
This is one way that Hindus practice their religion.
What is practicing yoga, giving charity, meditating, reading Upanishad, etc.
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