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Ancient India Long
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A body of land with three bodies of water | Peninsula |
| Location of India | A nation in south Asia |
| Timeframe of ancient India | 2600 BC to 500 AD |
| Positives of the physical geography | Know your resources, protection, and cultural identity |
| Negatives of physical geography | Trade concerns, limited resources, “learn from others”, isolated |
| Highest mountain range on Earth | Himalayas |
| The highest point on earth | Mount Everest |
| It crosses the Himalayas and flows as far as the Arabian sea | Indus River Valley |
| What is one thing that Indus River Valley had? | Rich soil for farming |
| A fortress that overlooks the city | Citadel |
| Major cities of the Indus River Valley | Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro |
| How many people were in the cities of the first Indus River Valley? | 40,000 |
| What is a grid city? | Carefully mapped out on a grid and planned |
| The things the Indus River Valley City had | Grain for bread, public wells, even bathrooms Art, prosperous trade exported, copper and lumber |
| The second major Indian civilization | Granges River Valley |
| Location of the Granges River Valley | From Himalayas east to the Bay of Bengal/Indian Ocean |
| People of Granges River Valley | A mix of Aryans from Central Asia, and Native Indian peoples |
| What does Granges mean? | “Holy” / Sacred River |
| The ancient writing system of India | Sanskrit |
| A social structure in which classes are determined by birthright | Caste System |
| The class levels of India’s caste system | Varnas |
| 1st class Brahmans | Highest class way above everyone The religious leaders Thought to be God like on Earth |
| Second class, the Warriors and nobles | Fighters and Lords (high moral character) |
| 3rd Class, Artisans and merchants | Make things and Business people |
| 4th class, | Farmers and laborers |
| 6th class, Slaves | The numbers went up and down, bought and traded like animals slaves could be servants |
| 5th class, Untouchables | A horrible life, unclean and pure, diseases only could bury bodies or collect trash |
| How the caste system worked? | Your class was determined by birth no changing of caste allowed |
| Possibly the oldest religion on earth | Hinduism |
| What does Hinduism believe in? | “One prevailing spirit” that lives in everything |
| Hindu people believe in | Many Gods polytheism They even have their own God in their home |
| A god Brahma | The creator |
| A God Vishnu | The Preserver |
| A God Shiva | The Destroyer |
| The Bible of Hindu | Upanishads A collection of sacred texts |
| The belief that after death, the soul returns to earth in another body or form | Reincarnation |
| The spiritual belief that one’s actions have a cause and effect cycle on our thoughts and actions | Karma |
| The Divine, law of religious and moral duty unique to every individual | Dharma |
| Popular with Hindu believes it frees the soul Meditation | Yoga |
| The second major religion of India | Buddhism |
| A young wealthy Hindu prints, left his wealth and family to seek the meaning of life Became Buddha | Siddhartha Gautama |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Was called the Enlightened One |
| Goal of Buddhist | Enlightenment |
| Search for everlasting peace | Nirvana |
| Explanation of 4 noble letters | Eightfold path |
| Think deeply in silence or with chanting (quiet place I) | Meditation |
| Buddhist believe in | Meditation, four noble truths, eightfold path, nirvana |
| 1st true empire to control most all of India | Maurya Empire |
| Tell me about the Maurya Army | Powerful 9000 war elephants Leader had absolute rule |
| How long did the Maurya Empire Last? | 600 years |
| Gupta dynasty was considered the | Golden age |
| Which dynasty was The highest point of Ancient Indian/Culture Life | Gupta |
| Who defeated the Guptas and fractured much of India? | Huns |
| Characteristics of the Guptas dynasty | School of philosophy Math increased decimal system and zero Trade prospered china to Asia to Middle East to Europe Printing Both Hindu and Buddhist temples and Shrines were built |
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