Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley civilization was located on this geographical feature.
What is a subcontinent?
A person’s duty or what is right for him or her
What is Mahayana Buddhism?
Chandragupta's grandson
Who is Asoka?
A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
What are Vedas?
The location of cities within the Indus Valley were able to develop because they were near...
What are rivers with rich soil?
The Hindu belief that relates to nonviolent protests.
What is ahimsa?
The number of Buddhists who currently live in the US.
What is over 2 million?
Attack the borders first, then the capital city
How did Chandragupta conquer Magadha?
What are Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras?
The Indus Valley Civilization used these to store surplus crops.
What are granaries?
Rebirth of a soul in a new body
What is reincarnation?
What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
This empire depended on the power and authority of it's ruler.
What is the Maurya Empire?
Grouping based on one's skill
What is varna?
What are planned cities?
What information about ancient India have scholars learned from the Vedas?
The Vedas provide scholars with their main source of information about the religion and culture of ancient India. They describe the ancient gods and goddesses, offerings they received, history, culture, and daily life of ancient India.
A state of perfect wisdom.
What is enlightenment?
The strongest kingdom in India before the Maurya empire was
What is Magadha?
A popular form of literature during the Gupta empire was the fable, which was
What is a short story with a moral at the end?
This culture was able to spread through gradual mixing of different cultures
What is the Indo-Aryan culture?
Why do Hindus worship many different gods while believing that there is one supreme being?
Hindus believe that there is one supreme cosmic consciousness or spiritual force, known as Brahman. All of the gods that Indians worship are forms of Brahman.
Name one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.
1. All of life involves suffering
2. Wanting or desiring things for oneself causes suffering
3. People can end their suffering
4. There is a way to overcome selfish desires
The correct order of the ancient Indian cultures/empires.
What are Indus, Vedic, Maurya, and Gupta?
How did the caste system develop over time, and how did it go beyond the four original varnas?
The system developed over time as people developed specialized jobs. At first, a person’s caste might have been mainly based on his or her occupation or skill. In time, castes became more rigid. Each caste was given a particular status. People were born into a caste and could not leave it.