Geography
These two major rivers supported early settlements in India
What are the Indus and Ganges Rivers?
This structure in Mohenjodaro was used for religious rituals or gatherings
What is the Great Bath?
These sacred texts are foundational to Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
This ruler founded the Mauryan Empire and unified India.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
This empire is called a “golden age” due to peace and cultural achievements
What is the Gupta Empire?
This weather phenomenon provided rain essential for farming in ancient India
What are monsoons?
The streets of Mohenjodaro were organized in this pattern
What is a grid pattern?
This system divided ancient Indian society into classes.
What is the caste system?
This event caused Ashoka to adopt Buddhist values during his reign.
What is the Kalinga War?
Gupta scholars developed these mathematical concepts
What are zero and decimals?
This natural barrier protected India from northern invasions
What are the Himalayas?
These artifacts suggest that Mohenjodaro was involved in trade.
What are seals?
This prince founded Buddhism and became known as the Buddha.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Ashoka’s edicts promoted these three principles
What are kindness, tolerance, and nonviolence?
These connected India to other regions and boosted trade during the Gupta Empire
What are trade routes?
This famous mountain pass allowed trade and migration in ancient India
What is the Khyber Pass?
This advanced system in Mohenjodaro showed concern for public health.
What is the drainage and sewage system?
This guide in Buddhism teaches people how to live a moral life.
What is the Eightfold Path?
Ashoka spread Buddhism through these two methods
What are sending teachers and building monuments?
These were common themes in Gupta art and literature
What are religious stories and daily life?
Flooding from this river provided fertile soil, making it ideal for early civilizations.
What is the Indus River?
Flooding or invasion are two theories about the decline of this ancient city.
What is Mohenjodaro?
These two concepts in Hinduism explain how actions in this life affect rebirth.
What are karma and reincarnation?
Ashoka improved the Mauryan Empire’s infrastructure with these two projects.
What are building roads and rest houses?
This university became a renowned center for learning and knowledge sharing during the Gupta Empire.
What is Nalanda?