Geography
Seasonal wind that impacts India
What is a monsoon?
The founder of Hinduism
Who are the Aryans?
The founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The first ruler of the Mauryan Empire
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
Empires that flourished during the same time as the Gupta Empire
What was the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
Mountain range that impacted India civilizations
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
Sacred text of Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
Sacred text of Buddhism
What is the Tripitaka?
Smaller regions that the Mauryan Empire was divided into
What are provinces?
One the most powerful emperors of the Gupta Empire
Who was Chandragupta II?
Sacred river to Hindus, located in India
What is the Ganges River?
The main god of Hinduism. "ultimate reality"
Who is Brahman?
The goal of Buddhists of escaping reincarnation
What is nirvana?
The religion of Chandragupta
What is Jainism?
Main religion during the Gupta Empire
What is Hinduism?
Trade route that connected India to China
What is the Silk Roads?
What is the caste system?
The moral code of conduct for Buddhists
What is The Eightfold Path?
The religion of Ashoka
What is Buddhism?
Most significant contribution from the Gupta Empire
Birth place of the first Indian Civilization
What is the Indus River?
The goal of Hindus of escaping reincarnation. "union with Brahman"
What is Moksha?
The core beliefs in Buddhism
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Edicts created by Ashoka that told Buddhist principles and the story of the Mauryan Empire
What were the Rock and Pillar Edicts?
Currency used by the Gupta Empire for trade
What are coins?