Geography
What is the geographical term for India?
The religion originating from India
Hinduism
Hereditary, enforced by society, and cannot marry out of caste
This is the Ocean to the South West
Indian Ocean
Sacred Text based on the early Aryan traditions
The Vedas
What are the rivers in India and how many are there?
Indus River
Ganges River
Reincarnation
There are how many groups in the case system
Four along with the untouchables
Two early cities in India
Harappa Mohenjo-Daro
One's future is determined by previous actions
Karma
What are three achievements of the Harappan civilization?
Architecture with bricks
Grids-systems Roads
Sanitation/Sewer System
Dharma
This is the highest caste made of religious leaders
Brahmins
The river valley that was the cradle to India
Indus River Valley
Divine Cosmic Order
Dharma
This area is separates the continent in the North-East
Himalayan Mountains
The founder of Hinduism
No One
This caste was responsible for traveling across India for goods
One of the oldest civilizations
India
Dharma, Karma, Reincarnation, and Moksha
Hindu Beliefs
What type of Monsoons are there?
Which comes from where?
Winter/Summer
Winter- Himalayan Mountains
Summer-Indian Ocean
The liberation of the cycle of life and death
Moksha
What are the four/five castes?
In order
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Dalits/untouchables
Mesopotamia- Tigris/Euphrates
Egypt-Nile
India- Ganges/Indus
China-Yellow
This group of people an ethno-cultural self-designation people came to India
Aryans