Geography
The river that was the backbone of the Indus Valley Civilization
What is the Indus River?
The word that means ruled, controlled, or led by men
What is patriarchal?
The belief that part of a living being is reborn into a new body or form
What is reincarnation?
The number of Noble Truths in Buddha's teachings
What is 4?
Cities were laid out in these
What are grids?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are examples of these?
What are major cities?
The group of people who had little to no influence in society
Who are women?
The universal law of cause and effect
What is karma?
The goal of Buddhism
What is to reach nirvana?
Nomadic warriors who took over the Indus Valley around 1500 B.C.
Who are the Aryans?
What are monsoons?
The oldest sacred texts of Hinduism
The oldest Hindu scriptures
What are the Vedas?
The name of the founder of Buddhism
Who was Gautama?
The name of the classical Indo-Aryan language that was the main language of Hinduism and Buddhism.
What is Sanskrit?
They used to trade cotton with this other early civilization
Who was Sumer?
The word for priests in the caste system
Who are the brahmins?
The four social classes in Hinduism
What are the Varnas?
According to Buddhism, all of life is full of these three things
What are suffering, pain, and sorrow?
The Sanskrit word for king
What is raja?
The name of the summit of Mohenjo-Daro where people would bathe.
What is the Great Bath?
The name of the the untouchables in the caste system
Who are the Dalits?
The religious and moral duties of an indivdual
The Buddha died by doing this
What is eating spoiled food
The name of the Aryan war god and military hero, who would destroy parts of the city
Who was Indra?