Geography
Mohenjo-Daro
Aryan/Caste
Hinduism/Buddhism
First Empires
100
subcontinent
What India is called because the huge mountains separate it from the rest of Asia?
100
Harappa
What is the first ancient city of India called?
100
cattle
What was the prized possession of the Aryans which was used for money?
100
Ganges
What is the name of the river where Hindus wash because they believe it can help them heal?
100
Chandragupta Maurya
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty?
200
Himalaya Mountains/Mount Everest
What are the highest mountains in the world and the highest point on those mountains?
200
Indus River Valley
What is the name river valley where the first cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa began?
200
Pariahs
What is another name for outcastes or people in India who were not part of the caste system and lived a poor and meager existence?
200
samsara
What is Hindu word for reincarnation?
200
Asoka
Who made Buddhism the official religion of India and one of the Mauryan' s greatest emperors?
300
Bay of Bengal
What body of water does the Ganges River flow into?
300
Peaceful people
What did lack of weapons found in excavations of Indus River Valley show about the people?
300
Kshatriyas
What was the warrior caste called?
300
Dharma, Karma
What is the duties of Hinduism called and what is the determiner of what caste a Hindu will be reborn to?
300
Hospitals for people and animals tolerance for all religions built stupas strong road sysyte
What are some of the accomplishments of Asoka?
400
Indus River
What is the river that empties into the Arabian Sea?
400
Wells and indoor bathrooms
What were two conveniences the people of the Indus Valley had?
400
Jati, Varna
What are two other words for caste?
400
Siddharta Gautama
What is name of the founder of Buddhism?
400
numbers 1-9 infinity alegebra
What are three of the mathematics achievements of the Gupta empire?
500
THAR DESERT
What is the desert called that was created by the disappearance of the Saraswati River?
500
neigborhoods, gates to control flow of people and grid like street patterns
What were the ways the ancient cities of Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro were planned
500
Guru
What is a teacher of young boys from families on top of the caste called?
500
Zen, Theravada and Mahayana
What are three sects of Buddhism called?
500
Bhagavad Gita
What is the best known section of the Mahabharata?
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