Civilizations
India is a subcontinent. What continent is it apart of?
Asia
Who were the Aryans?
A group of people that Migrated to India
What is a Raja?
A prince
What are Varnas?
India's social classes
The Indus Valley civilization is called?
The cradle of ancient India.
Around 1900 B.C. what began to happen?
The people of the Indus Valley began to abandon their cities and villages.
What is Sanskrit?
Indian writing
Wide plains are at the foot of India’s mountain ranges. The plains have rich soil to the three great rivers that flow through the region. What are the names of these rivers?
what are the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers.
What are monsoons?
Seasonal winds
How are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa similar.
Had more than 35,000 residents, They were designed almost exactly alike, Brick buildings, Indoor toilets, Garbage shoots, The great bath
What is a language family?
A group of similar languages
What is a guru?
A teacher for a Male
What is a caste?
A social group
What did the Indus people use to make their homes?
They used oven-baked bricks to build their homes. Most houses had flat wooden roofs. The houses had enclosed courtyards, and some were several stories tall.
What are the names of the mountain ranges on India’s northern border that separates it from the rest of the continent?
Himalaya
What is the sacred book of Hinduism?
The Vedas
What are the 4 social classes of India called?
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
What is a subcontinent?
A subcontinent is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
How do we know about Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
We know about these cities by studying ruins from 2 major cities.
Which caste had the most members?
Sudra Varna
What were the Haaraph and Mohenjo-Daro?
The civilizations of the Indus river
What are the untouchables?
The untouchables are people that are not in the varnas system. They are outcasts and did the jobs that nobody would do like collecting trash, skinning animals, and collecting dead bodies.
Who is the father of the Indian Constitution?
B. R. Ambedkar
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
What does Migrated mean?
Move from one place to another