Ancient India Religion
The two main religions in India
Hinduism and Buddhism
The mountain range that boasts the world's highest mountains
Himalayas
Reasons for leaving Harappa give 2
Earthquake, lack of rain, dried up rivers, food supplies diminished, more difficult to farm or irrigate.
Conquered many smaller kingdoms before ruling northern India
Maurya
Gandhi encouraged Hindu and Buddhist principle of protest through this
Non-violence
He was a prince in Nepal that gave up everything to live a life with less suffering
Siddhartha Gautama
The main economy in India
Farming or agriculture
Another name for Aryans
Noble ones
He built over 1000 stupas in honor of Buddha
Asoka
This was crucial in mathematics to compute
The concept of "0"
The Mahabharata teaches this
The importance of living and acting righteously
India although a subcontinent, can also be classified as this land mass surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
The top of the Caste System
Priests
He stated the greatest India Dynasty
Gupta I
Proved this 1000 years before Columbus
The world is round
Hindu Deitie, or god, responsible for all forms of change
Shiva
This is the season that brings heavy rainfall to India
Summer
Four sacred texts passed on from generation to generation
Vedas
The Magadha kingdom began in 320 B.C. but this is when the Gupta kingdom started
320 A.D.
Reason for Gandhi's march
Declare independence from British salt monopoly
The set guidelines for Buddhism
Four Noble Truths
This is the reason Archeologists do not know a lot about the Harappan Civilization
Not able to figure out the writing system
The Aryan religion (Not the two main ones)
Brahmanism
Greatest poet in Gupta II's court
Kalidasa
Protects one's health by increasing resistance to disease
Inoculation