By the Indus
This major river gave the Indus River Valley Civilization its name.
What is the Indus River?
The Indo-Aryans migrated into this region of the world after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization.
What is South Asia or India?
This is the belief that when a person dies, they are reborn after death in a new body
What is Reincarnation?
This large mountain range protected India in the north from invaders
What are the Himalayas?
These mountains in Asia contained passes that allowed Indo-Aryan migrants to enter the Indian subcontinent.
What are the Hindu Kush Mountains?
Along with the Upanishads, this is one of the most important holy scriptures of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
An Eye for an Eye is a famous quote from this law code
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Along with Harappa, this was one of the main cities within the Indus River Valley Civilization
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
Indo-Aryan religious traditions contributed to the development of this major world religion.
What is Hinduism?
This concept refers to the belief that actions have consequences that affect a person's future.
What is karma?
This discovery helped scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics because it contained the same text in multiple scripts.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Unlike many other ancient civilizations, Indus cities featured this advanced system for carrying away wastewater.
What is plumbing?
The Indo-Aryans spoke an early form of this language, which influenced many languages of South Asia.
What is Sanskrit?
This term describes liberation from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
What is Moksha?
This Egyptian Ruler was famous for ruling/dying young and also having one of the only tombs not robbed by grave robbers
Who is King Tut?
Indus Valley cities were carefully planned, often with streets arranged in this pattern.
What is a grid pattern?
The Indo-Aryan Varna & Jati systems eventually developed into this important Hindu socio-religious system?
What is the Hindu Caste System?
This is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism.
What is Samsara?
This famous Phoenician colony in North Africa later became a powerful rival of Rome.
What is Carthage?
These group of individuals is at the top of the Hindu Caste System.
Who are the Brahmins?