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Box Quiz 7
Global Studies 9 Box Quiz 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Monsoons | seasonal winds which dominate India’s climate |
| Khyber Pass | gap in the Hindu Kush mountains which may have been used by migrants from the north of India |
| Harappan | civilization located in the Indus River valley |
| Mohenjo-Daro | early city located along the Indus known for advanced plumbing and city planning |
| Indo-Europeans | a group of semi-nomadic peoples who came to India from the steppes |
| Aryans | Indo-European people who crossed over the northwest mountain passes into the Indus River Valley |
| Caste System | social class system in India which created a strict division in Indian society, still visible today |
| Reincarnation | a process of an individual’s soul being born again and again |
| Jainism | founded by Mahavira, this religion believed that everything has a soul and should therefore not be harmed |
| Siddhartha Gautama | born into a noble Hindu family, he was the founder of Buddhism |