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Ancient India
World History Chapter 9 Ancient India
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| Aryans | Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.? |
| brick | The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of what material? |
| warriors and rulers | In India’s caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people? |
| monsoons | These strong seasonal winds that have a large influence on India’s climate. |
| caste | This is a social group that one is born into and cannot change. |
| raja | General term for the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe. |
| Himalaya | The mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia |
| Sanskrit | This was the first written language of India, developed in Aryan villages |
| Hinduism | Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today? |
| Brahman | In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called this. |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.? |
| desires | The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up this. |
| Theravada and Mahayana | What are the two groups of Buddhists who spread Buddha’s ideas to Southeast called? |
| dharma | the personal duty one must follow to earn a better existence in the next life |
| karma | This is the force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives. |
| Jainism | An Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect for all living things |
| reincarnation | This is the rebirth of the soul |
| nirvana | This is an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness |
| subcontinent | This is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| Ashoka | Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals? |
| Gupta | Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of northern India? |
| Ramayana | Which is an epic poem that is about a ruler who rescues his captured wife and that grew to about 25,000 verses? |
| the symbol zero | Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science? |
| stupa | These are Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound. |
| Bhagavad Gita | This is the best-known section of the ancient religious epic, the Mahabharata. |
| pilgrim | They are people who used trade routes to travel to holy sites. |
| Ashoka | The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule |
| Chandra Gupta Maurya | He founded India’s first empire. |
| Vedas | ancient sacred writings of India |
| guru | Indian term for a teacher |
| Mahavira | The religious leader who developed the current form of Jainism |
| Ganges | River sacred to Hindus |
| Brahmins | Most powerful of India's caste made up of priests. |
| Untouchables | Lowest level of society in the caste system |
| Upanishads | Ancient texts which describe the search for Brahman |
| Vishnu | The deity known as the Preserver |
| Shiva | The deity known as the Destroyer |
| Brahma | The deity known as the creator |
| moksha | Hindu strive for ___________, which is ultimate peace |
| The Four Noble Truths | The Buddha taught his followers this and the Eightfold path would help them find spiritual truth. |
| Jainism | Ahimsa is associated with which Indian faith? |
| Ashoka | Which of ruler of ancient India grew to hate violence and became a Buddhist? |
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