Geography of India
This term describes India as part of Asia but separated by mountains.
What is a subcontinent?
Two major cities of the Indus Valley civilization.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
The Aryans were originally this type of people.
Who were nomadic herders?
Hinduism teaches that all gods are part of this one universal spirit.
What is Brahman?
The founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
Founder of India’s first empire.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
This Disney movie features a snowman named Olaf.
What is Frozen?
This mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
This feature shows how advanced Indus cities were for their time.
What is a planned city with drainage systems?
This animal was especially important to the Aryans.
What is cattle?
The belief that a soul is reborn into another life.
What is reincarnation?
According to Buddhism, suffering is caused by this.
What is desire?
This Mauryan ruler spread Buddhism peacefully.
Who is Asoka?
This animated TV family lives in Springfield.
What is The Simpsons?
These two rivers supported India’s first civilization.
What are the Indus and Ganges Rivers?
Most Harappans earned their living doing this.
What is farming?
The Aryans developed this written language.
What is Sanskrit?
The divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste.
What is dharma?
The Four Noble Truths teach that suffering can end by doing this.
What is stopping desire?
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
This video game lets players build worlds using blocks.
What is Minecraft?
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rains to India are called this.
What are monsoons?
Archaeologists believe the Harappans were peaceful because of this discovery.
What is that few weapons were found?
A social group that people are born into and cannot change.
What is a caste?
This concept refers to the consequences of a person’s actions.
What is karma?
This path teaches how to end suffering through right actions and thoughts.
What is the Eightfold Path?
A Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or mound.
What is a stupa?
This Marvel superhero uses a shield and is known as a super soldier.
Who is Captain America?
India’s first civilization developed near this river.
What is the Indus River?
These factors helped cause the decline of the Harappan civilization.
What are earthquakes, floods, and invasion?
This group was outside the caste system.
Who were the Untouchables?
Hinduism has many gods because it developed from this.
What are many different beliefs and traditions over time?
The final state of wisdom reached by giving up all desires.
What is nirvana?
This empire is known for peace, learning, and trade.
What is the Gupta Empire?
This singer is known as the “Queen of Pop.”
Who is Beyoncé?