Geography
Geo/Religions
Rel/Achieve/Geo
Politics
Economy & Social Structure
100
Where is the Arabian Sea?
What is C?
100
Where is the Indian Ocean?
Where is G?
100
Why did the Buddha leave his family and home at the age of 29?
What is he searched for the answers on how to end pain and suffering among people?
100
Why is Chandragupta Maurya considered an important figure in world history?
What is he united nearly all of India and formed the first empire across the subcontinent?
100
How do historians know that the Indus Valley Civilization created a successful trading economy?
What is archeologists found several Harappan artifacts, such as their trading seals, in Mesopotamia?
200
Where is the Bay of Bengal?
Where is G?
200
Where is the Indus River?
Where is D?
200
What is the difference between the beliefs about reincarnation in Hinduism and Buddhism?
What is Buddhists believe that anyone can escape reincarnation, while Hindus believe that social class could determine escape from reincarnation?
200
Why is Ashoka considered an important figure in world history?
What is he was an emperor who gave up conquest and actively encouraged the spread of Buddhism across South Asia?
200
Why were Dalits called “Untouchables” by other castes over the course of Indian history?
What is the other castes believed Dalits were outsiders who were dirty and impure because they sinned in their past lives?
300
Where is the Ganges River?
Where is A?
300
How did the subcontinent affect civilization in ancient India?
What is the subcontinent was surrounded by natural barriers, which separated it from other civilizations.
300
What was a major achievement of the Indus Valley Civilization?
What is they created cities that were organized into grid patterns and equipped with drainage systems including baths and flush toilets.
300
Who was the ruler of ancient India that promoted the arts, sciences, and Hinduism while expanding the territory of the Gupta Empire?
Who is Chandra Gupta II?
300
What jobs were Dalits expected to do within India’s social hierarchy?
What is Dalits collected garbage, swept streets, and disposed of dead animals?
400
Where are the Himalayas?
Where is E?
400
Why were the monsoons important in the lives of the ancient Indians?
What is the monsoons brought heavy amounts of rainfall to India for agriculture, but also could lead to dangerous floods.
400
The Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavad-Gita are all famous examples of what type of Indian achievement?
What is they are examples of literature?
400
How did the caste system eventually restrict Indians’ freedoms over the course of history?
What is the caste system limited people’s choices in marriage, friendship, education, and employment around India?
500
Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains?
Where is B?
500
Why are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva important gods in Hinduism?
What is they represent creation, preservation, and destruction.
500
What similarity in the geography of India, Egypt, and Mesopotamia allowed all three ancient civilizations to support large populations?
What is they were all located near rivers.