Geography
What continent in India located?
Asia
TRUE OR FALSE: Kshatriyas are Warriors and rulers.
True
Who became known as Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers is called?
The Vedas
The first written language of India is?
Sanskrit
Seasonal winds are called ______ influence India's climate.
Monsoons
The Aryans created a social class system based on a person’s _____________, behavior, but mostly which varna they were born into.
Job
Hinduism
Who became horrified with all the death and killing after a battle, became the first ruler to promote Buddhism and peace.
Ashoka/Asoka
What is Ms. Whearley's dads name?
Mr. Eastwell
What are the two major Harappan Cities in present day Pakistan?
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
In the Caste System your _________________ determined which job you could get, where you could live, and who you could marry.
Varna
What contained religious objects and served as places of worship?
Stupas
Dalai Lama
Under the Mauryan and _____ Empires in Ancient Indus Valley many advancements were made in medical education, medical techniques, and mathematics.
Gupta
What group of nomads migrated to northern India about 1500 BCE?
Aryans
To which Varna would skilled craftspeople have belonged?
Vaisyas
In Buddhism, the term ahimsa means
Emperor Ashoka, a prominent Mauryan ruler, is famous for
Converting India to Buddhism after the battle of Kalinga
Roughly how many people died in the battle of Kalinga?
200,000
Monsoon winds bring what type of weather to India in the summer?
Rain/Humidity
Those considered outside the four Varnas, performing tasks considered "unclean" like collecting garbage, were known as:
Untouchables (Dalits)
What is the ultimate spiritual goal in Hinduism, a release from the cycle of rebirth?
Moksha
How many Vedas are there in Hinduism?
Four
What is Ms. Whearley's favorite school subject?
Science!