Geography
The Indus River Valley civilization developed mostly in the region of this modern-day country.
Pakistan
These two major cities were among the largest Harappan settlements.
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro
The sacred texts composed during the Vedic Period.
The Vedas
The belief that the soul is reborn into a new body after death.
Reincarnation
The highest caste, made of priests and scholars.
Brahmin
This is the only continent with no permanent human population.
Antarctica
This seasonal wind pattern brought both life-giving rains and destructive floods.
Monsoons
Harappan cities are known for this advanced system that removed waste from homes.
Plumbing/Drainage/Sewers
This group migrated into the region and helped establish Vedic culture.
Aryans
A Hindu’s duty, path, or moral obligation in life.
Dharma
This caste included rulers and warriors.
Kshatriyas
This Chinese invention used explosive powder to propel projectiles and changed warfare forever.
Gunpowder
This mountain range formed a natural northern boundary of ancient India.
Himalayans
Harappan cities were laid out using this geometric pattern.
Grid
The religion that began to take shape during the Vedic Period.
Hinduism
The ultimate spiritual goal in Hinduism, ending the cycle of rebirth.
Moksha
Skilled workers and merchants belonged to this caste.
Vaishyas
This empire built 14,000+ miles of roads and used quipus for record-keeping.
Incan Empire
The early farm economy depended on the flooding of this river.
Indus
This natural disaster is often believed to have played a role in the decline of the Harappan civilization.
Floods or Earthquakes
This language, used for religious texts, flourished during the Vedic period.
Sanskrit
Balance between the good and bad that you have done on your Dharma?
Kharma
The lowest caste group, often doing labor-intensive jobs.
Shudras
This country’s Great Famine (1845–1849) was caused by potato blight (disease).
The desert that helped separate India from the west.
Thar
Unlike later civilizations, the Harappans had very little evidence of this?
Weapons/Military
In the Vedic period, society was organized into these divisions later known as castes.
Varnas
Is hinduism Monotheistic, polytheistic, or both? Explain
Both - Brahman is one all encompassing god (Monotheism), but he is broken into may parts (Polytheism).
People outside the caste system who performed the most difficult tasks, anso known as untouchables.
Dalit
This famous astronomer proposed that the Earth revolves around the sun.
Copernicus