Section 1
Today, five countries make up the Indian which is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalaya?
subcontinent
Strong seasonal winds are called what that help shape India's climate?
monsoons
The Ramayana is an example of an?
epic poem
Ancient Indians had a social hierarchy that developed into a rigid?
caste system
What two body of water on the west and east of India?
Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.
Hindus believe in which means that when a person dies, his or her soul is reborn in another body?
reincarnation
According to Hindu teachings is the practice of breathing exercises as a path to spiritual insight?
yoga
The totality of the Buddha's teachings is known as the divine law?
dharma
What are the two major rivers on Northern India?
Indus and the Ganges river
What was the name of the group of people who possibly used the world's first wheeled vehicles?
the Harappans
Brahmanism's rituals and hymns were recorded in scared text called what?
Vedas
Brahmanism's performed complicated rituals in what?
sanskrit
What is the world's third largest religion?
Hinduism
What year was Siddhartha Gautama born?
563 BC
Within the Mahabharata what is the name of the spiritual poem?
Bhagavad Gita
Who are the three most important Hindi deities?
brahma,vishnu, and shiva
What year did Chandra Gupta I become King?
320 AD
Who was the greatest poet in Chandra Gupta II royal court?
Kalidasa
What year did India gain its independence?
1947
The Rig Veda is a series of 1,028 hymns grouped into how many books?
10 books
What are the four legacies of ancient India?
moral conduct, science, medicine, and math
What year did Asoka become king?
269 BC
What year did Buddhism emerge in India?
500 BC
Shiva is known as what?
destroyer
How old was Mohandas Gandi when he died?
78