Geography
People
Religion
Culture
Mystery
100
India is located on this continent
What is Asia
100
Name of the Indo-European people who moved to India around 1500 B.C.
Who are the Aryan People
100
This is the major religion of India
What is Hinduism
100
Name of the system where social class is identified by a person's job
What is the Caste System
100
Seasonal winds that provide rain in India are called this
What are Monsoons
200
Name one of the two mountain ranges that form the northern borders of India
What are the Himalayas and Hindu Kush
200
This young prince was the founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
200
This was the early religion of the Aryan People
What is Brahmanism
200
These people are at the lowest level of the Caste System pyramid
Who are the untouchables
200
Name of meditation invented in India that involves exercise, breathing techniques, and diet
What is Yoga
300
India is located near this ocean
What is the Indian Ocean
300
Name of the people who created the first civilization in India
Who are the Harappan People
300
This religion is based on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
What is Buddhism
300
Name of the language of the Aryan People
What is Sanskrit
300
This term means that each person has many lives
What is Reincarnation
400
Name 2 of the 3 largest rivers in India
What are the Ganges, Indus, and Saraswati
400
This Indian leader used nonviolence in his fight against British Rule in the mid 1900's
Who is Mohandas Gandhi
400
This word means good or evil deeds that cause a person to be reborn in a higher or lower life form
What is Karma
400
Name of the number system invented in India, that we still use today
What are Hindu-Arabic numerals or Arabic numerals
400
This term means the end of suffering
What is Nirvana
500
Name 2 countries other than Indian that are part of the Indian Subcontinent
What are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan
500
He was the greatest Maurya king in India
Who is Asoka
500
Name the 3 most important Hindu Gods
Who are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
500
Harappan civilization built their cities according to a design. What are these cities called
What are Planned-Cities
500
This sacred text is an important part of Hinduism and tells the story of a warrior prince
What is The Bhagavad Gita
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