India

Ancient Civilization

100

These cities showed evidence of city planning

What are Harappa and Mojenjo Daro?

200

These features were unique in the cities of ancient India

What are plumbing and sewers?

300

This was the language of ancient Aryans.

What is Sanskrit?

400

This is a period in the history of a culture when great things are accomplished, such as works of art and written works.

What is a Golden Age?

500

This holy book of Hinduism was a major contribution of the Aryans.

What is the Vedas?

Geography

100

This land feature that borders northern India served as a natural protector from invaders.

What are the Himalayan Mountains?

200

This river was surrounded by fertile soil, making it an inviting place to settle.

What is the Indus River?

300

These are seasonal winds that govern the weather.

What are monsoons?

400

The Himalayan Mountains separate India from what?

What is the rest of Asia?

500

The monsoons brought extreme weather conditions; ____ in the summer and ____ in the winter.

What is rain and dryness?

Imperialism

100

This trading organization helped take control of India.

What is the British East India Company?

200

This Indian lawyer worked peacefully to end injustice.

Who is Gandhi?

300

These were some of the negative effects of imperialism. (3)

What are 1) Loss of control of your country; 2) Loss of identity as a people; 3) Loss of crafts and industry?

400

This is the meaning of Mahatma, the honorary title given to Gandhi.

What is "Great Souled One?"

500

The Salt March was India's response to this.

What is the tax on salt by the British?

Religion

100

This is the belief in more than one god.

What is polytheism?

200

The followers of this religion believe that suffering in the world comes from desire.

What is Buddhism?

300

This system of social rank developed over time in the Hindu religion.

What is the caste system?

400

This is the belief that one's soul leaves the body and returns to earth in another body.

What is reincarnation?

500

This Buddhist idea of paradise is known as a state of blissful nothingness.

What is nirvana?

Potpourri Category

100

This animal is sacred in the Hindu religion.

What is a cow?

200

This river is especially sacred or holy to those who practice Hinduism.

What is the Ganges River?

300

This word means the willingness to do what is necessary to get what is right.

What is satyagraha?

400

This is the third largest religion in the world.

What is Hinduism?

500

This system in Buddhism is for bettering oneself, and includes Right View, Right Intention, and more.

What is the Eight Fold Path?