The Vedic Age
The Mauryan Empire
The Gupta Empire
Hinduism & Buddhism
GRAPES of India
100

This is the name of the sacred texts from the Vedic Age.

What are the Vedas?

100

This famous leader of the Mauryan Empire spread Buddhism across Asia.

Who is Ashoka?

100

The Gupta Empire is known as the "Golden Age" of India. Name one achievement from this era.

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What is math, astronomy, art, roads, etc.? (TD)

100

This is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism.

What is reincarnation?

100

Name one of the two major religions that originated in India.

What is Buddhism / Hinduism?

200

This system of social organization was central to Vedic society.

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What is the caste system?

200

The Mauryan Empire built roads and promoted trade under this leader’s reign. (Full Name)

Who is Chandragupta Maurya?

200

This mathematical concept, first used in India, is essential in today’s number system.

What is zero?

200

The Eightfold Path is a core teaching of this religion.

What is Buddhism?

200

This is the term used for tropical storms, high winds and rains, that typically destroyed settlements in Ancient India.

What is monsoon?

300

This was the primary language used in the Vedic texts.

What is Sanskrit?

300

These were Ashoka's three (3) policies and Buddhist teachings that were inscribed onto pillars around his kingdom.

What are: 

Ahimsa

Tolerance

Well-Being?

300

This famous epic was refined and spread during the Gupta Empire.

What is the Mahabharata or the Ramayana?

300

In Hinduism, this term refers to a person’s duties based on their role in society.

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What is dharma?

300

The Vedic Age people settled along this river in northwest India.

What is the Indus River?

400

The Vedic Age is named after these four collections of hymns, rituals, and philosophies.

What are the:

Rig Veda

Sama Veda

Yajur Veda

Atharva Veda

400

This is the religion that Chandragupta Maurya  converted to later in his life.

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What is Jainism?

400

This legendary Indian mathematician, who worked during the Gupta Empire, contributed to the fields of algebra and astronomy.

Who is Aryabhata?

400

This is the name of the ultimate goal in Buddhism, meaning liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.

What is nirvana?

400

The Himalayas provided this advantage to early Indian civilizations.

What is protection (from outsiders)?

500

The Vedic society was divided into four main social classes. Name all four.

What are the:

Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Vaishyas

Shudras?

500

The Mauryan Empire had a well-organized bureaucracy and conquests inspired by this advisor’s book on politics and governance.

Who is Kautilya?

500

These are two sites of Gupta art/architecture that can still be seen today.

What are the Temple of Ellora and Ajanta Caves?

500

This is the relationship between the caste system and reincarnation.

What is karma, or being born in a higher caste in the next life?

500

This is the term given to the large, raised area of land found in cities. Citizens would flee here during times of floods or invasion.

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What is citadel?