Ancient India

Geography of Ancient India and Early Civilizations

100

What is a monsoon?

A monsoon is a strong wind that often brings huge amounts of rain which can caused the river banks to overflow

200

What is the name of the two mountain ranges that provide a border to the Indian Subcontinent?

Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountains 

300

What are the name of the 3 main rivers of Ancient India

Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus River 

400

What is the name of the region where the first civilizations in Ancient India developed?

Indus River Valley

500

What is the name of the walled city of the Harappan Civilization?

Mohenjodaro

Hinduism

100

What is the name of the holy text for Hinduism

The Vedas

200

What is the reincarnation cycle called?

Samsara

300

What is the term used for social classes?

Varnas

400

What the the 4 main classes in the caste system?

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras

500

What is karma and dharma and what role do they play in the reincarnation cycle?

Dharma is one's duty and karma is the actions (both good and bad) that a person makes in life. These two factors play a role in the reincarnation cycle because the dharma determines their duty when they are reborn, while karma determines whether you move up or down when you are reborn 

Buddhism

100

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

Prince Siddhartha Guatama

200

What is the name of the path to follow in Buddhism?

The Eightfold Path

300

What are the three forms of suffering that Siddhartha experiences on his journey?

Aging, Sickness, and Death

400

How did Prince Siddhartha become the Buddha?

He went to the Bodhi Tree and meditated under the tree until he reached enlightenment 

500

What is one similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism 

Meditation, reincarnation cycle, belief in non-violence, karma and dharma

Unification of India

100

What is the name of the empire that first unified India?

The Mauryan Empire

200

Who is the name of the king who started the Mauryan Empire?

Chandragupta 

300

What king shifted the values of the Mauryan Empire to Buddhism?

King Ashoka

400

How did Ashoka spread Buddhist values throughout his empire?

Through edicts

500

Where did Ashoka spread Buddhism to?

Sri Lanka and Asia 

Gupta Empire

100

Who started the Gupta empire?

Chandragupta I

200

What is a golden age?

A time of peace and prosperity where people have more time to turn their attention to creative ideas 

300

What is the name of the poem that teaches the Hindu values and is still influencing Hinduism today?

Bhagavad Gita 

400

What did Gupta mathematicians discover? 

Decimals, the number 0, and that there are 365.25 days in a year 

500

What are the 7 achievements of the Gupta Empire?

Universities, Literature, Painting, Sculptures, Metalwork, Mathematics, Roads