How We Grow
This river valley had fertile soil that helped India’s first civilization grow.
What is the Indus River Valley?
These people had the worst jobs and were outside the caste system.
Who are the untouchables?
a group of countries/regions ruled by one leader
What is an empire?
A Hindu belief involving rebirth and karma.
What is reincarnation?
The Gupta Empire made advances in this subject studying stars and planets.
What is astronomy?
a seasonal change in wind bringing rain
What is a monsoon?
This determined jobs, marriage, and social status in Ancient India
What is the caste system?
this a time of having rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
This ancient religion is still practiced in India today.
What is Hinduism?
No student wants this important math concept that comes from the Gupta Dynasty.
What is zero?
monsoons helped farmers do this
What is grow plenty of crops?
The caste with the most power.
Who are the Brahmins?
He founded the Mauryan Empire.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
He founded Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
This type of math was developed by Gupta scholars.
What is algebra?
This is a downside of monsoons
What is flood or drought?
The whole way a society is organized
What is social structure?
the Mauryan Empire’s greatest king
Who was Ashoka?
This religion rejected the caste system.
What is Buddhism?
The Gupta legacy includes tools for this medical practice.
What is plastic surgery?
Settling in the Indus River Valley allowed the people to stop being nomads and do this?
What is farming?
This term means ranking people into levels.
What is stratification?
How the Gupta Empire managed its territory.
What is dividing it into provinces with local leaders?
This a Buddhist guide for moral and spiritual living
What are The Four Noble Truths or Eightfold Path
A way the Gupta Empire’s legacy still affects us today.
What is through math, literature, or science?