Geography
What type of landmass is India?
A Subcontinent
What is Vedas?
Ancient sacred writings of India
What is the religion founded by Buddha named?
Buddhism
Who left India before The Mauryan Empire formed?
Alexander the Great
What system decides where Ancient Indians were in society at birth?
The Caste System
What are the three major rivers in India?
The Indus, The Ganges, The Brahmaputra
What is Sanskirt?
The first written language of India
What is Hinduism?
A major religion that developed in Ancient India
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote Buddhism and instituted Dharma as the official ideology of the state. What Empire was he apart of?
Mauryan
Which caste is the biggest and poorest?
Sudras
What natural barrier separated India from the rest of Asia?
The Himalayan mountain range
What is a Language family?
A group of similar languages
Vedas is a series of ancient religious texts and is the oldest scriptures of what religion?
Hinduism
Which dynasty was in rule when the golden age started?
Gupta
What did they call people that didn't belong to any caste?
Untouchables
What ocean surrounded India?
The Indian
What is Karma?
A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
What religion believes in Brahman?
Hinduism
What was the first dynasty?
Mauryan
What was the caste that had warriors and rulers in?
Kshatriyas
What desert was located in Ancient India?
The Thar desert
What is Monsoon?
Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
What religion does not believe in a supreme being but emphasizes non-violence and respect for all living things?
Jainism
Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty?
Chandragupta Maurya
Religious priests, scholars, and judges