Geography
Outside Influences
Religions of the East
Notable Notes
I Make the Rules
100

Name of the mountain range in India that acts like a "wall".

What are the Himalayas?
100
This conquering group brought the caste system to India. 
Who are the Aryans?
100

The Hindu idea of rebirth. 

What is reincarnation?
100
India produces a lot of natural resources including (name at least 2) . . . 
Diamonds, cotton, pearls, sandalwood, furs, elephants, and woolen fabrics. 
100

Reasons why Ashoka one of India's great leaders.

What is he was kind, and he thought of his people as his own children?

200
An early city in the Ancient Indus River Valley best known for housing the Great Bath. 

What is Mohenjo-Daro?

200
The people of the Indus River Valley traded with . . .
Who are the people of Mesopotamia?
200

When Buddha was a boy he was called...

What is "Siddhartha"?

200

What is the process called that allows people to think deeply about sacred things?

What is mediation?
200

Chandragupta Maurya's army famous for . . . 

What is their elephant army?

300

This is the name of a large landmass this is smaller than a continent.

What is a subcontinent?
300

What is a social class of people called?

What is a caste?
300

When Buddha was a boy, his father was very strict and would not let him out of the palace. Why?

Because he did not want him to see any suffering or anything "bad".

300

The Harrapan people were very clean. Why is this statement true?

What is they invented the first sewage and built large baths?

300

Explain how were the reigns of Chandragupta and Ashoka different.

What is Chandragupta was a cruel leader who feared being killed. Asoka changed his cruel ways spreading concern and welfare for his kingdom?

400

This is the type of climate in India that causes a wet and dry season.

What are monsoons?
400

Similar to Egypt, Harrapans built their communities along a _________.

What are rivers? (Specifically, if you want bonus points).
400
Both Hinduism and Buddhism share these ideas. 
What are dharma and karma?
400

This is what Buddhist call a lasting peace that they seek.

What is nirvana?
400

Major achievements of the Maurya empire in India include . . . 

What is

The Maurya Empire had a growth of foreign trade. The Maurya Empire spread over the subcontinent of India. Ashoka spread Buddhism throughout India and Asia. 

500
This is the land route from Central Asia into the Indian Subcontinent.  It is how people came to India. 
What is the Khyber Pass?
500

How did King Asoka assure Buddhism was spread throughout India?

What is 

He appointed missionaries. He built schools and temples. He built roads and rest houses to convince people.

500
Name three principles of the 8 fold path. 
What are

Right understanding, Right action, Right livelihood

Right speech, Right effort, Right awareness

Right emotion, or Right mediation?


500

What is the idea of being non-violent called in the Hindu faith?

What is Ahimsa?
500

The Hindu religion differs from other major world religions in that . . . 

What is there is no single founder?