*Key Terms & People*
This is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
What is a subcontinent?
(PART I, #8)
These are key aspects of ancient India's geography.
What are the Indus/Ganges/Brahmaputra rivers; the Deccan Plateau; the Himalayan Mountain Range; the Ganges Plain; etc?
(PART II, #1)
True OR False: Ashoka made Hinduism the official religion of ancient India?
What is FALSE; He made Buddhism the official religion?
(PART II, #12)
Followers of this religion are focused on pursuing the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path, in an effort to reach the state of nirvana.
What is Buddhism?
(PART III, #5)
This group of people were part of the top caste/varna in ancient India.
Who were the priests/Brahmins?
(PART III, #5)
He was an ancient Indian prince who dedicated his life to meditation and enlightenment after encountering human suffering.
Who was Siddhartha Guatama?
(PART I, #2)
What is TRUE?
(PART II, #6)
This is why Ashoka denounced violence and converted to Buddhism.
What is because he was traumatized by the carnage and loss of life following the Battle of Kalinga?
(PART II, #11)
This religion is polytheistic.
What is Hinduism?
(PART III, #1)
This religion is focused on bringing about an end to human suffering.
What is Buddhism?
(PART III, #7)
This is a core belief of Hinduism AND Buddhism; the rebirth of the soul.
What is reincarnation?
(PART I, #6)
What is in the Indus River Valley?
(PART II, #2)
These are the two major achievements that ancient Indian mathematicians are credited with.
What are the decimal system AND the idea of zero?
(PART II, #14)
Reincarnation and karma are beliefs associated with this religion.
What are Hinduism AND Buddhism?
This Hindu good is known as "the creator."
Who is Brahma?
(PART I, #5)
The lowest level of ancient Indian society; members of this group performed undesirable, but necessary, tasks, like: collecting trash, skinning animals, and carrying dead bodies.
Who are the Untouchables?
(PART I, #3)
We know about the Indus culture from studying the ruins of these two major cities.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?
(PART II, #3)
These are some of the achievements of the Mauryan emperors.
What are: building a strong army and unifying northern India under a single ruler; setting up an efficient postal system; and recognizing Buddhism as the official religion of India, while extending religious freedom/tolerance to all people?
(PART II, #10)
This religion has several sacred texts, including the Vedas and the Upanishads.
What is Hinduism?
(PART III, #4)
These are jobs that people in the vaisyas class performed.
What are farmers, craftspeople, and merchants?
(PART II, #7)
This is an Indian social class/varna; ancient Indian society was divided into four of these.
What is a caste?
(PART I, #1)
This group of Indo-Europeans from central Asia migrated to India between 1500 and 1000 B.C.
*Some scholars believe that they brought about the collapse of the Indus River Valley civilizations.
*They created a written language, now known as Sanskrit.
*Their culture was split into many tribes and these tribes were often at war with each other.
Who were the Aryans?
(PART II, #4)
This is why the Gupta Empire was considered a golden age.
What is because India experienced many achievements and developments in the arts, architecture, and culture AND generally maintained peace between India and its neighboring kingdoms?
(PART II, #13)
The emperors of this dynasty were committed to spreading this religion throughout India and beyond.
What is Hinduism?
(PART III #8)
This is why Buddhism appealed to a wider range of people than Hinduism.
What is because Buddhist texts were not written in Sanskrit; Buddhism placed little importance on the caste/varna system; AND Buddhism did not require animal sacrifices like Hinduism did?
(PART II, #9)