Geography
Which Ocean Lies to the south of the Indian Subcontinent?
Indian Ocean
What Civilization is known for the Grid- planned streets, baked bricks, and private wells?
What is the name of the major religion that formed when Aryan befliefs blended with Indus Valley Beliefs?
Hinduism
what term describes the social hierarchy that limited interactions and jobs opportunites in India
caste system
who founded buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Name the Mountain range that forms a northern barrier for India and includes the World's highest peak?
Himalayas
Give one example of an achievement of Ancient india in medicine?
plastic surgery
What belief says people are reborn into a new body after death
reincarnation
in the caste system would the daughter of a rug seller most likely marry a merchant or a prince?
Merchant
Which emperor converted to buddhism and influced its spread?
Ashoka
Which River is located on the Western side of the Indian Subcontinent?
Hindu Kush
Which engineering feature in Harppan Cities showed advanced sanitiation?
underground drainage systems and the integration of private and public wells and indoor plumbing
Who is considred the cheif god in in Hinduism, whose different faces include shiva.
Brahman
How did the caste system affect peoples daily lives and jobs
person's social status, access to opportunities like marriage and education. This rigid hierarchy led to discrimination against lower castes, who were often assigned menial jobs
What medical practice from ancient India helped people build immunity from diseases?
What is the Term for seaonal wind patterns
Monsoon
Bonus * Winter- Dry- Drought
Summer-Warm-Wet
Name an important mathmatical contribution from ancient India.
the concept of zero and the decimal number system
according to hindu beliefs, what could happen if a person accepted their life and lived correctly?
bad karma, not following dharma-> reincarnated into something bad
Which system is characterized by being born into a socail class and staying within that class across a life?
caste system
Name two places suggested as the birthplace of inculation
Explain one way rivers and mountains influenced where people settled in ancient India?
Fertile land for Argricultre
describe how the Harppan city planning (streets, uniform bricks) helped daily life.
Harappan city planning, with its grid-pattern streets and uniform bricks, greatly benefited daily life by enabling efficient transportation, sanitation, and sturdy construction. The straight streets facilitated movement and allowed for organized zones, while the sophisticated drainage systems, connected to homes, ensured cleanliness and public health
list two core beiliefs of practices of buddhism
1. four noble truths
2. the eightfold path
Explain Why buddahs teachings appealed to people in lower classes?
he did not believe in the caste system
Describe one long term effect of Asok'as conversion to Buddhism?
spread of Buddhism, increase support in nonviolence- welfare policies, moral rule