Geography
What is "a rainy period of time" that lasts from June through September in India?
Monsoon
Polytheistic
colleges/universities
What is "the process of growing food, mainly for self consumption?"
Subsistence Farming
What physical feature (or landform) cuts the Indian subcontinent off from the rest of Asia?
Mountain(s)
What is "a fixed social class that someone is born into," offering no social mobility?
Caste
What did Ancient Indians create out of mud to build more sturdy structures?
Bricks
What did Ancient India make to measure out equal goods (for trade)?
Balances
What two mountain ranges were located in Ancient India?
Hindu Kush & Himalayas
One religion came first, than one of its followers Siddhartha Gautama, founded a new religion. What religion did he establish?
Buddhism
What was the written language of Ancient India?
Sanskrit
Who made decisions during the Gupta empire?
Local leaders
What river flooded during monsoon season?
Ganges
What group had a low social class and was considered to have impure jobs?
Untouchables
What was written and then attended by large audiences?
Performances
What was the first of the two main empires?
Maurya
Why was the Brahmaputra River important?
Irrigation
What two professions made up the top social class?
Priests & teachers
Extra credit: What was the top social class called?
Ancient India made important advancements in mathematics. What were they?
-the numbers we use today (9 digits & zero, as well as decimals)
-Calculus
What was the second of the two main empires?
Gupta