Geography
India is surrounded by water on three sides. What landform does this make it?
peninsula
What were the two earliest cities in the Indus Valley Civilization?
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
What are the two main religions that developed in India?
Buddhism and Hinduism
What Holy Book lays out the rules for the caste system?
The Vedas
Hindu Kush and Himalayas
Name two ways India's mountain ranges helped the people of the Indus Valley?
Protected them from invaders and weather patterns such as monsoons. The two major rivers also started in the mountains.
What people helped develop Hinduism in India?
Aryans
priest/scholar/teacher
What two rivers help the people of India thrive?
Indus River and Ganges River
standard weights stamps
planned cities writing system
plumbing
irrigation systems
Siddhartha Gautama spent years meditating in order to find the meaning of life. He became known as the ______________ or Enlightened One.
Buddha
What jobs are the untouchables or dalits responsible for?
sewage / dead bodies
What type of weather, known as seasonal winds, has the greatest impact on India's weather?
monsoons
What is karma and dharma?
What is the main idea of Buddhism?
Life is suffering. One must follow the 8 fold path to mitigate this sufferering.
How can you move up and down the caste system?
Be specific!!
What three large bodies of water surround India?
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
List five ways India's rivers positively affected the people that lived there.
Food Transportation
Drinking Water Trade Paths
Irrigation Cook
Made Soil Fertile Wash
What is the idea of ahimsa?
The idea that all living beings have a soul and therefore should not be harmed or killed. It is the idea of non-violence.
What is one difference between the caste system in India and the class system in the USA?
Mobility
US based on money/race/gender/power/etc.
India based on jobs/karma.