Geography Affects and Birthplace
What India is called because it is a large landmass separated from other continents.
What is a Subcontinent
The earliest people in ancient India left behind these stone objects that show evidence of writing and trade.
What are Seals?
A mixture of two or more metals.
What is Alloy?
The first emperor of the Maurya Empire.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
This means The Enlightened One.
Who is The Buddha?
The belief that a soul is reborn in a new body after death.
What is Reincarnation?
What are the Himalayas?
The number system we use today was developed in India during the Gupta period.
What is Hindu-Arabic numerals?
This Empire is often called a Golden Age because of its achievements in art, science, and learning.
What is the Gupta Empire?
The founder of Jainism who taught the importance of nonviolence.
Who is Mahavira?
This best describes the art of the Gupta Empire.
What is detailed and religious sculptures and paintings?
In Hinduism, this means the actions a person does, whether good or bad, will affect their future.
What is Karma?
This main river supported the growth of ancient Indian civilization.
What is the Indus River?
The ancient Indian language used in Vedic texts.
What is Sanskrit?
The science of working with metals
What is Metallurgy?
Sikhism's founder.
Who was Guru Nanak?
Aryans introduced this to ancient Indian society to dividing people into groups.
What is Caste System?
This is the state of perfect peace and understanding in Buddhism.
What is Nirvana?
These seasonal winds bring heavy rain to India.
What are Monsoons?
How artists in ancient India showed stories from religion and daily life.
What are beautiful sculptures?
The major achievement of Gupta astronomers.
What is Discovering the Earth's rotation?
This emperor promoted Buddhism and peace after seeing the effects of war.
Who is Asoka?
What is Fasting and Meditation?
This religion teaches that every soul is reborn after death.
What is Hinduism?
The place Siddhartha Gautama was born.
Where is Ancient India.
Important life rituals in Hinduism.
What are Samskaras?
Indian doctors used this to protect people from disease.
What is Inoculation?
People who travel to spread religious beliefs and helped spread Buddhism to other parts of Asia.
Who are Missionaries?
The religion that began with the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama.
What is Buddhism?
In Jainism, never hurt any living thing.
What is Nonviolence?