vocabulary
history
religon
culture
caste system
100
a group of indo-european nomadic herders who are believed by many scholars to have migrated to the indian subcontinent.
What is aryan
100
this empire began in 321 b.c.
What is the mauryan empire
100
a major religion based on the teachings of siddhartha gautama.
What is buddhism
100
the main sport of india
What is cricket
100
priest and teachers
What is brahmans
200
an ancient language of india, first spoken by the aryans.
What is sanskirt
200
these empire took control in india a.d. 320
What is gupta
200
a name, meaning the enlightend one, used for siddhartha gatuama
What is buddha
200
biggest movie industry in the world
What is bollywood
200
rulers, nobles, warriors?
What is ksatriya
300
speakers of a language group found in india since earliest times; mostly spoken in south india today.
What is dravidian
300
this civilization passed in the hindu kush in 1500 b.c.
What is harappan civilization
300
the birth of a soul in another body.
What is reincarnation
300
choses child marragie
What is parents
300
bankers, mechants, and farmers
What is vaisya
400
a social class that a person belongs to by birth.
What is caste
400
this was built in a.d. 1648
What is the taj mahal
400
one of the scared writings of hinduism.
What is bhagavad-gita
400
percentage of people living in rural areas
What is 70%
400
sudra
What is artisans and laborers
500
the modern name for the major religon of india.
What is hinduism
500
in 1526 this empire was established.
What is mughal empire
500
in buddhism, a state of wisdom that breaks the cycle of reincarnation.
What is nirvana
500
occurs only 20 days after dussehra
What is diwali
500
did what no one else wanted to do.
What is untochables
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