Geography & Climate
The subcontinent of India is located on what continent?
What is Asia?
What are the 4 social classes?
What are: Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Sudras
Who is Brahma?
Who is Brahman?
This awesome empire is responsible for India's "Golden Age".
What was the Gupta Empire?
Who lead the Hebrews out of Egypt?
Who is Moses?
These are seasonal winds that occur during the summer and the winter.
What are Monsoons?
What are Monsoon winds?
This group of people is not considered part of the Caste System - give me their Hindi name!
Who are Dalits? (Outcastes!)
This is a sacred text containing Aryan hymns, stories, and prayers.
What are the Vedas?
Once a conqueror, this Mauryan ruler rejected violence and accepted peace, becoming the first Indian ruler to promote Buddhism.
Who is Ashoka?
Who left his home at the command of God, becoming the 1st patriarch of Israel?
Who is Abraham?
These winds blow from the Himalayan Mountains, bringing cold, dry weather.
What are Winter Monsoons?
These ancient peoples' traditions lead to the creation of class systems in India.
Who are Aryans?
This is the Buddha.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The number system created by Ancient Indians during their Golden Age.
What are Hindu-Arabic Numerals?
Which came first on the timeline: 6,000 BC or 1 AD?
6,000 BC
These winds blow from the Arabian Sea, bringing heavy rains.
What are Summer Monsoons?
What is the Hindi term for social class?
What is Varnas?
This man is the Buddhist leader of the Tibetan government.
What is the Dalai Lama?
This is a private teacher, often for wealthy Indian families.
What is a guru?
This pharaoh was responsible for uniting upper and lower Egypt and had two names.
Who is Nahmer/ Menes?
Locate the 3 important rivers for Ancient Indian civilizations: The Brahmaputra, the Ganges, and the Indus Rivers.
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Whose body is the Indian caste System based on?
Who is Brahma?
Who is Brahman?
This branch of Buddhism made its way to China.
What is Mahayana Buddhism?
Give me 5 SPECIFIC achievements from the Golden Age of India.
Ex.) Hindu-Arabic Numerals, Decimals, Infinity Symbols, 0-9, Dentistry, Rhinoplasty, etc. etc.
What is the most sacred body of water for Ancient Israelites?
What is the Dead Sea?