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7th - Ancient India
Mr. Stickler's 7th grade Ancient India flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two (2) mountain ranges the cut off Northern India from the rest of Asia? (pg. 94) | The Himalayas and the Hindu Kush Mountains. |
| On the video "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmerman: Goa, India," what Indian crop is a staple of vegetarian dishes in America? | Chickpeas. |
| In the video, who settled Goa, India? (What nation?) | The Portuguese. |
| What berry was eaten by Goan teenagers that was sticky on Andrew Zimmerman's fingers? | The Bora Berry. |
| What is a "subcontinent"? | "A large landmass that juts out from a continent." (pg. 94) |
| What can happen if the Summer Monsoon does not come on time? | Farmers may loose money because crops may not grow. Can cause crop famine or flooding. (pg. 96) |
| What is a "citadel"? | "A fortress." (Pg. 96.) |
| What are the 5 Historical Thinking Skills we talked about in class? | 1. Historical Analysis & Interpretation; 2. Chronological Thinking; 3. Historical Comprehension; 4. Historical Research Capabilities; 5. Historical Issues-Analysis & Decision-Making. |
| What can we use the 10 Themes of Social Studies for in History? | For classifying and interpreting historical events. |
| What Buddhist statue did we see at the Indianapolis Museum of Art that was standing on a Lotus Flower? | Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva. (See Indy Museum of Art website.) |
| What was one of the "tools of the Confucian scholar" that we saw on the tour? | The ink well with the Dragon's head. |
| What are the 2 rivers that flow out of the mountains of India & make farming possible in India? | The Ganges & the Indus Rivers. (Pg. 96) |
| Which Indian god (that we talked about) is concerned with the welfare of human beings? | Vishnu. (Pg. 103). |
| What does "Upanishad" mean? | "Sitting near the teacher." (Pg. 103.) |
| What does the Indian god "Rudra" do? | He is the "wielder of the thunderbolt". (Pg. 103) |
| How can a Hindu believer be freed from the cycle of life and death? | By living a perfect life. (Pg 104) |
| What are the "Three Jewels of Buddhism?" | The Buddha, dharma ("The Teaching"), and Sangha (the community of believers). (Pg. 107.) |
| What does "Buddha" mean? | "Enlightened One." (Pg. 107) |
| The Middle Way is also called the ________________________________________________________________________? | "The Eightfold Path." |
| What is one way Buddhism and Hinduism are alike? | Both faiths believe that all living things are sacred and that none should be harmed. (Pg. 114.) |
| Who founded the Maurya Empire? | Chandragupta. |
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