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7th Grade - Unit 6
Ancient India
Question | Answer |
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Which modern-day country was Mesopotamia located in? | Iraq |
Which process allowed the Egyptians to grow crops in land that would otherwise have been desert? | irrigation |
The summer monsoons bring ________ weather to India. | rainy |
In Indian society, a person's ________ is determined by their job. | caste |
Favorable for the growth of crops | fertile |
A term for an Egyptian king; means "great house" | pharaoh |
A group of west-African people who gradually migrated south and east, spreading their language and knowledge of herding and farming to new regions | Bantu |
one of the 7 largest landmasses on Earth | continent |
a land area with its own distinct culture and government | country |
a group of years with some distinctive feature(s) in common | age, era, epoch |
something written or created by someone who witnessed a historical event | primary source |
the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
the horizontal lines on a map that measure distances north or south of the Equator | latitude |
the remains of early life that has been preserved | fossil |
0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian |
0 degrees latitude | Equator |
half of a sphere or globe | hemisphere |
something created by a person who did not witness a historical event | secondary source |
a human-made object with historical significance | artifact |
an amount produced in excess of what is needed | surplus |
group of people with similar customs, training, income, and background | social class |
a skill in one type of work | specialization |
the watering of crops | irrigation |
the cultivation of soil to produce useful crops | agriculture |
The Egyptians worshiped many gods so their religion was ________. | polytheistic |
acceptance of beliefs, habits, and practices of others | toleration |
a set of written rules | code of law |
a collection of many people and lands under the control of one ruler | empire |
According to Hindu beliefs, a person's ________ will determine what they return as in their next life | karma |
Followers of Jainism teach ________, which means non-violence | ahimsa |
The winter monsoons bring ________ weather to India. | dry |
Reaching ________ breaks the cycle of reincarnation for Buddhists | nirvana |
The ancient culture that once existed in the Indus Valley is called the ________. | Harappan Civilization |
________ was the grandson of Chadragupta Maurya and is considered the greatest Maurya king. | Asoka |
The number system that we use today started in India and uses ________. | Hindu-Arabic numerals |
Which religion did Asoka make popular in India? | Buddhism |
India's modern religion which developed out of Brahmanism is ________? | Hinduism |
The idea of ________ is one of the most important advancements in mathematics that developed in India. | zero |
What is the name for the shift from food gathering to food raising? | Agricultural Revolution |
Seasonal winds called ________ shape India's climate. | monsoons |
Harappan architects designed ________ which were usually surrounded by heavy protective walls. | planned cities |
What did Hammurabi create to control his empire and provide justice? | code of law |
The early religion of India was called ________ and was named after early Aryan priests. | Brahmanism |
In the 1900's. ________ used nonviolence in his fight against British rule. | Mohandas Gandhi |
The collected teachings of the Buddha are called the ________. | dharma |
Which direction did the Bantu people migrate from their homeland? | southeast |
We know very little about this civilization because we cannot read their language. | Harappan civilization |
Which rivers surround Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
It is believed that the Indian ________ was once a separate piece of land that collided with Asia thousands of years ago. | subcontinent |
________ is the belief that our existence is a repeating cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth | reincarnation |
fertile soil deposited by a river | silt |
a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper | scribe |
a belief in many gods or goddesses | polytheism |
human society with advances levels of development in social and political organization and in the arts and sciences | civilization |
a political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmland | city-state |
Indian religion that is both polytheistic and monotheistic | Hinduism |
Indian religion with no gods or goddesses | Buddhism |
Indian religion with ohm as its symbol | Hinduism |
Indian religion with the wheel as its symbol | Buddhism |
Indian religion with no known founder because it developed out of Brahmanism | Hinduism |
Indian religion founded bu Siddhartha Gautama | Buddhism |
Indian religion with the basic belief that in order to reach nirvana, you must follow the eightfold path | Buddhism |
Indian religion that is based on the Four Noble Truths | Buddhism |