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India's First Civilizations
Hinduism and Buddhism
India's First Empire
Meeting People
Vocabulary
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between Asia and India
Where are the Himalaya located?
100
Brahman
What is the universal spirit for Hinduism?
100
Mauryan Empire
What was the first centralized empire of India?
100
Aryans are a group of people who settled in the region of Harappan.
Who are Aryans?
100
Caste is the classes of Hinduism.
What is caste?
200
earthquakes and floods
Why did the Harappan civilization collapse?
200
reincarnation
What is the rebirth of a soul in another form?
200
Chandragupta Mauryan
Who founded India's first empire?
200
Brahmins are the priest- the only people allowed to perform religious ceremonies.
Who are brahmins?
200
Monsoon is the strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction
What is monsoon?
300
They were good iron workers.
How did the Aryans improve farming in India?
300
The founder is Siddhartha Gautama and they followed The Four Noble Truth's.
Who is the founder of Buddhism and what did they follow?
300
Beliefs closely linked to nature
What is religious?
300
Siddartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddartha Gautama?
300
Brahman is the universal spirit of which all deities are different parts.
What is brahman?
400
The Kshatriyas
Who were the warriors who ran the government and army?
400
Theravada and Mahayana
What were the two sections Buddhism split into?
400
This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Mauryan.
What was Mauryan Empire?
400
Dalai Lama was the lama who headed the government.
Who was Dalai Lama?
400
Reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time.
What is reincarnation?
500
Indus and Ganges
What are two rivers?
500
Stress nonviolence, believes in Karma and Dharma, Moksha, and a cycle of rebirth
What does Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
500
Gupta Empire
Who's founder is Chandra Gupta?
500
Chandragupta was the founder of the first empire in India.
Who was Chandragupta?
500
A pilgrim is a person travels to a religious shrine or site.
What is a pilgrim?