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Mohenjodaro
Vocabulary
Physical Features
Hindu Beliefs
Hindu's
100
Instead of bathing what else was the Great Bath used for?
religious rituals
100
What is a monsoon?
strong wind that brings heavy rain
100
River that runs through Pakistan?
Indus
100
What is Brahman?
supreme god
100
Who were the Brahmins?
priests and scholars
200
What technological advancement did the city have that other Indian cities of the time did not have?
sewer system
200
What is a citadel?
fortress built to protect a city
200
Tallest and youngest mountain range
Himalayas
200
What is dharma?
law, obligation, and duty
200
Who were the Kshatriyas?
rulers and warriors
300
What were weights and scales probably used for?
measuring grain for trade
300
What is a pilgrimage?
journey to a holy place
300
Where is Khyber pass and how long is it?
Hindu Kush mountains and 28 miles long
300
What is Karma?
good and evil actions of your life
300
Who were the Vaishyas?
herders and merchants
400
What was the unique feature of their homes?
windows with screens
400
What is reincarnation?
belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death
400
What river does the Brahmaputra join and why is that a good thing?
Ganges and fertile soil good for farming
400
What is Samsara?
belief in reincarnation
400
Who were the Shudras and Untouchables?
servants and lowly or dirty
500
What are the three possible reasons the civilization disappeared?
hostile invaders, natural events, river changed course
500
Who was Ghandi?
famous Indian leader that taught nonviolence and equality
500
Two reasons the Indus river is important.
source of water and fertile soil for farming
500
How is the Hindu belief in karma related to the caste system?
People are in a caste because of how they lived their past life
500
In ancient times, who was the most important God?
Indra