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Acient India
G.R.A.P.E.S.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a caste system? | A fixed social class that a person is born into, |
| What was the top level of the caste system called? | Brahmins it include Priests and teachers. |
| What was the 2nd t level of the caste system? | Kshatriyas - Rulers and warriors |
| What was the 3rd level below the Kshatriyas? | Vaishyas - Merchants and Land Owners |
| What was the 4th or the bottom of the caste system? | Shudra - Commoners, Peasants and servants. Sweepers, |
| Whole were the “untouchables,”? | They are outcastes or out of caste, Street and Latrine cleaners. Untouchable jobs, such as toilet cleaning and garbage removal, require them to be in contact with bodily fluids |
| The Indus River Valley | had a thriving economic system |
| Tools and weapons made from metals | were traded with other cities. |
| The Maurya Empire’s single leader | made it possible to create secure trade routes |
| Better roads, more security, and coins | helped to grow during the Maurya Empire. |
| Silk, cotton, and linen | became very valuable and desirable exports |
| With a joint family system, families would | pool their resources to invest in business ventures |
| The Indian subcontinent is | The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by two mountain ranges, the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. It is 2,000 miles long from the north to south. |
| Bureaucracy | a system of offices that carries out rules and regulations of the government. |
| Citizenship | a position in society with political rights and obligations |
| Enlightenment | a state of pure goodness. |
| Monsoon Season | a rainy period of time that causes flooding and leads to refreshed land due to silt left behind. |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of a human . |
| Sanskrit | is the main language of the Aryans. |
| Subcontinent | is a large landform that is set apart from the larger continent by land or water. |
| Subsistence Farming | the process of growing food mainly for self- consumption. |
| Deccan Plateau | Located between The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. |
| Indus River | First civilization that developed in India developed around the _____ River Valley. |
| Ganges River | over 1,500 miles long and flows across the Northern part of the subcontinent. |
| BUDDHISM | Includes these Four Noble Truths: there is suffering; desire causes suffering; end desire to; and follow a moderate lifestyle. |
| Buddhism teaches to follow which path? | The Nobel Eightfold Path to end desires and suffering. |
| HINDUISM | There is one spiritual force, or god, known as Brahman and all other Gods are a form of Brahman. |
| HINDUISM believes that every human baby is born with a soul | which is a form of Brahman that is reincarnated. |
| Buddhism Goal | the goal is to reach a blissful stage of peace or Nirvana. |
| Hinduism there are Goals | including Dharma, living with Dignity, seeking pleasure, and being one with Brahman. |
| Ancient India Math Achievement | Developed a number system 9 digits, zero and decimal. First civilization to use calculus. |
| Sculptures were created out of | stone, wood, bronze and clay. Sculptures portrayed Buddha or Hindu deities. |
| Ancient India Architecture | Mud was used to create bricks for buildings. Architects designed temples made out of stone instead of wood during the Gupta Empire |
| Ancient India Literature | During the Gupta Empire, writers developed new genres of writing. Poetry, fables, folktales, and even plays |
| The development of writing lead to | led to entertainment,learning, and the documentation of religious belief. |
| The Sanskrit language was developed in Ancient India by | Aryans |
| Ancient India made advancements in education. | They developed higher education with colleges and universities Developed an educated society. Only Men at College. |
| The first Indian Empire began when seized power from the ______________ that ruled India in 320 B.C. | Chandragupta Maurya seized power for the Persians and ruled India in 320 B.C. |
| The bureaucracy helped to organize | civil service workers, a strong army and even a group of spies. |
| In 270 B.C. Asoka took power after waging war | he supported the ideas of Buddhism . |
| Asoka spread the message of Tolerance (Buddhism) by | writing on stone pillars. |
| The Maurya Empire lasted for about 500 years before | the Gupta empire began. |
| The Gupta Empire left | many decisions in the hands of local leaders. |
| During the Gupta Empire | Art, Literature, education, and architecture flourished. |
| The Indus River Valley had a thriving | economy |
| Tools and weapons made from metals | were traded with other cities. |
| The Maurya Empire’s single leader | made it possible to create secure trade routes. |
| Better roads, more security, and coins | helped to grow during the Maurya Empire. |
| The Indus River Valley | had a thriving economic system |
| Silk, cotton, and linen | became very valuable and desirable exports |
| With a joint family system, families would | pool their resources to invest in business ventures. |
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