Caste
Priests, Religious Leaders
Who are the Brahmins?
This area is between the Eastern and Western Ghats
What is the Deccan Plateau?
The followers of this religion follow the Eightfold Path
What is Buddhism?
This empire was larger than the other
What is the Mauryan Empire?
This season brought wind and rain to India
What is monsoon?
People who deal with the dead and trash
Who are the Untouchables?
This water body is seen as a holy site, where people wash their sins away
What is the Ganges River?
This religion has many sects
What is Hinduism?
This empire lasted for around 140 years
What is the Mauryan Empire?
This is a state of inner peace associated with Buddhism
What is nirvana?
Artisans, Merchants, Business Owners
Who are the Vaishyas?
This valley was home to the _____ Valley Civilization
What is the Indus Valley?
This religion's holy texts are known as the Tripitaka
What is Buddhism?
This empire fell because of attacking invaders
What is the Gupta Empire?
This is a large area of land, however it is still smaller than a continent
What is a subcontinent?
Rulers, Land Owners, Warriors
Who are the Kshatriyas?
These mountains separate India from the rest of Asia
What are the Himalayas?
People who follow the religion Shivaism are called this
Chandragupta created the ______ system
What is postal?
This is the language of Ancient India, which only few speak today
What is Sanskrit?
Farmers, Herders
Who are the Sundras?
These mountains are located to the west of the Deccan Plateau
What are the Western Ghats?
It was believed that Brahma had ____ faces
What is four?
Aryabhata was credited for discovering these two numbers
What is pi and zero?
This is a belief that one's soul can be reanimated in another life
What is reincarnation?