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Ancient India
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were the two major cities in india | mohengs dors and harrapa |
| what river was india developed on | indus |
| what continent is india located on | asia |
| what were the two major indian empires | mauryan and gupta |
| the chief god in hinduism, known as the creator | brahman |
| what god in hinduism was known as the preserver | vishnu |
| the god shiva was called what in hiduism | destroyer |
| what group of people started the religion of hinduism | aryans |
| the social class system that worshippers of hinduism believed in | caste system |
| what was the lowest group in the social class system called | untouchables |
| the mountain range in india and the highest mouton range in the world | himalaya |
| who created the religion of buddhism | siddhartha gautam |
| a government that is headed by a religious leader | lamas |
| what question did the creator of buddhism ask about life | ''why do people suffer'' |
| the ''enlightened one'' | buddha |
| what were the 4 accomplishments of the mauryan empire | first great empire, build hospitals, started to spread to message of buddha, stopped animal sacrifices |
| what were the three accomplishments of the gupta empire | restore order, people worshipped both buddhism and himduism religion, was responsible for the golden age of india |
| who was the first leader of the mauryan empire | chandragupta |
| what is a raja | a prince |
| ancient songs and prayers that were used in religious ceremonies in india | veds |
| the two epic poems of india | mahabharata and romayana |
| who was the first mathematician the use algebra | aryabhata |
| something that goes on without ending | infinity |
| a series of steps to solve problems created by early indians | algorithms |
| the result of a person life brought on by that person | karma |
| the language that was used in india | sanskirt |
| the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living thing | rein carnation |
| the strong winds and heavy rains that caused the river to flood | monsooms |
| the people of ancient india believed in many gods, this made them |