Geography
General Knowledge
Hinduism
Aryans
General Knowledge 2: Electric Boogaloo
100
The first civilization in India settled on this body of water
What is the Indus River?
100
Fertile soil
What is silt?
100
This is the largest religion in India today
What is Hinduism?
100
The Aryan language
What is Sanskrit?
100
More of something than is required
What is a surplus?
200
A landmass smaller than a continent
What is a subcontinent?
200
A seasonal wind pattern associated with flooding
What is monsoon?
200
The Creator
What is Brahma?
200
Aryan religious writings
What are the Vedas?
200
One of the two cities associated with Harappan society
What are Harappa or Mohenjo Daro?
300
These separate India from the rest of Asia. They are the tallest mountains in the world
What are the Himalayas?
300
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were both laid out on a grid and had an underground one of these
What is sewage system?
300
The Destroyer
What is Siva?
300
Leader of an Aryan village. Usually a strong warrior
What is a raja?
300
This split Indian society based on birth and occupation
What is the Caste System?
400
Harappa is located in this modern country
What is Pakistan?
400
The lowest Caste. Street/latrine cleaners
What are Untouchables?
400
The Preserver
What is Vishnu?
400
Sanskrit was originally this type of language, before it was written down
What is spoken?
400
The first civilization in India is known as this
What is the Harappan Civilization?
500
The region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea
What are the Caucasus?
500
Reflections on the Vedas by religious students and teachers
What are Upanishads?
500
The universal spirit
What is Brahman?
500
Aryan priests wrote down their thoughts on the Vedas. These are known as the...
What are Vedic Texts?
500
Food surpluses allowed people to settle in one place and build these. (2 part answer)
What are cities and towns?
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