What are the Himalaya?
Mountain Range
Where did India's first civilization settle?
The Indus River Valley
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Hinduism is the ____ largest religion.
Third
The Aryan written language was called ____?
Sanskrit
On which continent is India located?
Asia
What were the two first major cities in Ancient India? (Two possible correct answers!)
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
Who is the Buddhist Tibetan leader?
Dalai Lama
Reincarnation is....
The rebirth of the soul
The sacred Aryan poems, stories, and prayers that were compiled into a boom were called the ___.
Vedas
The caste system is:
What is the name of the Buddhist belief of an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness?
Nirvana
Karma is...
The force that decides the forms that people will be reborn in the next life.
Which Indian development affected the future study of mathematics and science the MOST?
The symbol zero
Who was the first ruler to promote Buddhism?
Ashoka
What is the key value of Jainism, and what does it mean?
Ahisma- non-violence towards all living things
What was the purpose of Hindu epics?
What items did the Gupta Empire trade? (More than one correct answer)
Iron, salt, cloth