Vocabulary
Belief that the soul is reborn after death.
What is reincarnation?
A state of peace and freedom from suffering and rebirth.
What is nirvana?
Which time period came last in Ancient India?
What is the Gupta Empire?
The first civilization in Ancient India was...
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
What were the 2nd and 3rd empires in Ancient India?
What are the Vedic and Maurya empires?
Belief that a person's actions affect future lives.
What is Karma?
According to the Four Noble Truths, what must be overcome to end suffering?
All forms of desire must be overcome.
Who founded the Gupta Empire?
Who is Chandragupta I?
Scholars believe the Indus Valley was advanced because...
What are carefully planned cities?
The lowest varna of the original caste system is...
What are Sudras?
A person's duty to do what is right.
What is dharma?
The Hindu belief that is shown by peaceful protest.
What is ahimsa?
What type of stories were popular during the Gupta Empire?
What are fables?
Why did Indus Cities develop near rivers?
What is fertile soil?
The founder of the Maurya Empire...
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
Nonviolence toward all living things.
What is Ahimsa?
Which emperor built stupas and why?
Asoka built them to spread and honor Buddhism.
Ayurvedic medicine and surgical advancements, were what type of achievements during the Gupta Empire?
What were advancements in medicine?
Indo-Aryan culture spread through...
What is gradual mixing?
What made the Maurya Empire strong?
What are powerful rulers and government?
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
What is Moksha?
Why do Hindus worship many gods, but still believe in 1 supreme being?
The many gods represent different parts of the supreme being Brahman.
Who discovered what causes eclipses and learned that the moon reflects sunlight?
Who is Aryabhata?
Why do historians believe granaries were important?
They stored extra food to help survive during shortages.
How did the caste system change beyond the four original varnas?
They turned into smaller social groups called jatis and people were usually born into their social class.