Geography
India is located on this continent.
What is Asia?
The goal of Buddhism - a state of peace and perfect understanding.
What is Nirvana?
This empire is known as the "Golden Age" of India - known for its prosperity in culture, science, and technology.
What is the Gupta Empire?
Islam arrived in India mainly through these visitors.
Who are Arab and Persian traders?
The first Mughal Emperor.
Who is Babur?
The mountain range separating India from the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism disagree on whether or not the Buddha is this.
What is a God?
Gupta mathematicians invented this number symbol that changed the world.
What is zero?
This Muslim government is ruled by a sultan.
What is a sultanate?
Shah Jahan built this famous building blending Indian and Islamic architecture in tribute to his wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
This river in northern India is considered sacred to Hindus.
What is the Ganges?
The Hindu devotional movement that uses singing and poetry to express love to the divine.
What is Bhakti?
Seasonal winds that shaped trade routes between Africa, Arabia, and India.
What are monsoons?
The first Muslim Sultanate in India.
What is the Delhi Sultanate?
This Mughal emperor was famous for religious tolerance.
Who is Akbar?
What is the Bay of Bengal?
A devotee who delays their entrance into Nirvana to help those on their journey to end suffering.
What is a Bodhisattva?
India was famous for exporting these three goods.
What are textiles, spices, and precious stones?
Islam spread into India because this earlier empire had collapsed, leaving the country divided.
What is the Gupta Empire?
Muslim scholars in India adopted this mathematical system still used today.
What is the decimal (base 10) system?
India's Western coastline borders this body of water used heavily in trade with Arabia and East Africa.
What is the Arabian Sea?
This Hindu teacher taught that people of all castes could worship God.
Who is Ramananda?
India traded goods along routes that connected these two major regions.
What are China and the Mediterranean?
Muslim rulers in India used this law system (based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah) to help govern their empires.
What is Shariah?
The Mughal Empire declined because of rebellions, high taxes, and this emperor's harsh treatment of Hindus.
Who is Aurangzeb?