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The _______ and ________ rivers slow through India
Indus, Ganges
India is considered a _______ since it is blocked off from the rest of Asia
Subcontient
The mountains that separate India are _____
the himalayas
______ are seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
monsoons
We know so little about ancient Harappan valley civilization because _______
scholars have not yet learned to read the language
The ancient Indian religion that stressed nonviolence was ______
Jainism
The ________ divided Indian Society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation
caste system
________ is the effects that good or bad actions have on a persons soul
karma
The Aryans' religion of Brahmanism was based on the ______
vedas
__________ stressed the four noble truths and Eightfold path
Buddhism
_____ founded the religion of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
The _____ came from central Asia to the Indus valley
Aryans
Candragupta Mauyra gave up his title as King because he became ______
a Jainist monk
__________ was a Mauryan emperor, who converted to Buddhism and promised to never go to war again
Asoka
The number system that was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty is called _________
Hindu- Arabic numerals
Indian doctors know how to protect people against diseases through the use of _________
inoculation
Ancient Indians were the masters of _________ and discovered seven planets
Astronomy
Ancient Indians were masters of ______ and created alloys
metallurgy