Geography
strong winds that carry seasonal rains
What are monsoons?
the rebirth of a soul
What is reincarnation?
This makes Hinduism different from other religions.
What is there is no founder.
Chandragupta Maurya believed that the rulers in his empire should have this kind of authority, just like the Egyptian pharaohs had.
What was the absolute power of the ruler?
sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers
What are Vedas?
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
What is a subcontinent?
He founded Buddhism during the 500's B.C.
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
a Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or burial ground
What is a stupa?
This Mauryan ruler built new roads and hospitals for people and animals.
Who was Ashoka? (Asoka)
The Aryans were the first Indians to develop this.
What is written language? (Sanskrit)
These are the two main rivers in India.
What are the Indus and the Ganges Rivers?
Hindus believe that people's status in life is not an accident. It is based on what they did in their past lives. In addition, the things people do in this life decides how they will be reborn. If someone leads a bad life, they will be reborn into a lower form of life. If they lead a good life, they will be reborn into a higher life form. This is known as.....
What is karma?
The key value of Jainism, this means nonviolence against all living things.
What is ahimsa?
This leader converted to Buddhism after looking over the bloody scene on a battlefield.
Who was Asoka? (Ashoka)
a private teacher of boys in ancient India
What is a guru?
Because of these, India was an ideal location for EARLY civilization.
What are rivers that provided fertile soil, fresh water, and fish?
Buddha's fourth truth says that people can end suffering by following this.
What is the Eightfold Path?
A Buddhist leader that acts as the head of Tibet's religion.....
Who is the Dalai Lama?
The Four Noble Truths
1. Life is full of suffering.
2. People suffer because they desire worldly things and want to satisfy themselves.
3. The way to end suffering is to stop desiring things.
4. The only way to stop desiring things is to follow the Eightfold Path.
This Indian invention affected the area of mathematics and science. Modern technology, such as computers, would not be possible without this concept of "nothing."
What is the symbol zero?
These limited contact between the subcontinent of ancient India and the rest of the world.
What are the waters and mountains surrounding it?
Buddhism broke up into two parts. These Buddhists, called _____________ and _________________ spread ideas to Southeast Asia.
What were Theravada and Mahayana?
Buddhism appealed to a wider range of people than Hinduism because of this.
Buddhism treated all people equally.
(Hinduism had the caste system as part of its beliefs.)
After Ashoka died, the kings who followed him were not good leaders. The Mauryan Empire fell apart, splitting the empire into warring kingdoms. This empire arose when a prince from the Ganges River rose to power.
What was the Gupta Empire?
Which of the following findings by archaeologists does NOT show that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned out.
a) indoor plumbing
b) sewer system
c) streets laid out in a grid
d) the city was used for farming instead of trade
What is d) the city was used for farming instead of trade?