Ancient India
History
History
This Ancient India language was used to write the Vedas. It is also one of the only language that has not been decoded to understand.
What is Sanskrit
India is part of this continent
What is Asia
Most modern day societies run on an economy that exchanges currency (money) for products. Ancient India relied on ____ to receive the products they need
What is trade
These are the two main religions in Ancient India
What are Buddhism and Hinduism
What goes around comes around
What is Karma
This group of people invaded India and started the first empire in 1500 BCE
Who are the Aryans
The ____ and ____ rivers were the main source of fresh water for the Indus Valley Civilization
What are the Indus and Ganges rivers
Ancient India traded goods with these three areas
What are Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China
Siddhartha Guatama is the founder of what religion
What is Buddhism
rites of passage to prepare a person for a certain event or for their next stage in life
samskaras
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against a disease
What is inoculation
This mountain range was known to flood the Ganges River while the Hindu Kush mountains flooded the Indus River
What is the Himalayas
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and the Dalit are the five levels of the pyramid also known as this word meaning social class
What is Varnas
This holy book of knowledge was written during the Aryan Empire
What is the Vedas
This system divided the people in social groups based on their money and power
What is the Caste System
This ruler was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, and was the most famous ruler of the Mauryan Empire
Who is Ashoka the Great
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India
What is subcontinent
the number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty
Hindu-Arabic numerals
The belief that your soul live on forever and is reborn into different bodies
What is Reincarnation
deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas
meditation
This empire established colleges and universities were students could study astronomy, Sanskrit, chemistry, and many more subjects
What is the Gupta Empire
Strong seasonal winds that bring floods to India
What is Monsoons
Ancient India's government went through 3 big changes throughout history. First there was tribal living, then empires, and final Kingdoms that brought what type of government and leadership style
(The beginning of this word meaning "One")
What is a Monarchy
Name the four gods of Hinduism
1. The supreme all encompassing entity
2-4 Each personality and deity
Who are 1.Brahman 2-4. Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
The belief and recognition of many gods
(The beginning of this word meaning "many")