Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
India study
Social studies India
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was at the top of the castes? | Brahmins |
| Who were at the bottom of the castes? | Untouchable |
| Who are the 2nd best in the caste system? | Kshatriya |
| Who were 3rd in the caste system | Vaishya |
| Who were second to last in the caste system | Sudra |
| What were the Brahmins? | Priests |
| What were the kshatriyas? | Warriors |
| what were the Vaishyas? | Merchants or artisans |
| What were the Sudras? | Farmers and servants |
| What jobs did the untouchable do? | Carry dead bodies and sweep streets |
| What are monsoons | Seasonal winds |
| What do winter monsoons bring? | Dry air and moderate temperatures |
| What do Summer monsoon bring? | Rain and often cause flooding |
| What was special about Harappa and Mahenjo Daro? | Their cities were laid out in a grid pattern and each house had a bathroom with drains connecting to a sewer underneath the streets |
| What did food surplus lead to? | It led to people working different jobs like commerce and arts |
| Why are written records important? | Written records are important because we can know for sure that things happened |
| Did Harappa and Mohenjo Daro civilizations leave written records | No |
| When did farmers plant their crops? | Before or after flooding seasons |
| What is reincarnation? | The belief that after someone dies they will come back to earth in a new form |
| What are the main beliefs of Hinduism? | Reincarnation, karma, Dario, mokosha |
| What are war elephants? | War elephants are elephants used in army to stomp on people and scare them away |
| What did Chandragupta Maury do? | He expanded the empire and had a strong army |
| What is polytheism? | The worship of many gods |
| What is karma? | how a person lives determines what form the person will take in the next life |
| What is Dharma? | Correct actions for one’s class, helps achieve karma |
| What is moksha? | Release from pain and suffering of life and becoming one with universal spirit |
| What are the 3 main rivers in India | Brahmaputra River, Indus River, Ganges River |
| What is the Hindu holy text? | Vedas |
| Who could study the vedas | Only Brahmin boys |
| What did Hindus believe would happen if a Dalit died after being a really good person? | They believed that person would go up to a higher caste in their next life |
Created by:
wildfire30
Popular Social Studies sets