Ancient India

Question 1

Why did they change the dating systems?

Answer 1

They disagreed with the idea of Christ the lord.

Question 2

What was the new dating change?

Answer 2

BCE and CE

Question 3

What is a primary source?

Answer 3

Was written or created during the time of study.

Question 4

What are some examples of a primary source?

Answer 4

Diary of Anne Frank, MLK speech, clothing, letters, and interviews.

Question 5

What is a secondary source?

Answer 5

An interpreted and analyzed primary source, may have removed steps.

Question 6

What are examples of a secondary source?

Answer 6

Textbook, magazine, tik tik post in 2022.

Question 7

India is a _______________.

Answer 7

Subcontinent

Question 8

What is a subcontinent?

Answer 8

A landmass that juts out from the continent.

Question 9

What is Northern India surrounded by?

Answer 9

The Himalayan Mountains.

Question 10

What is Central India known for?

Answer 10

The Deccan Plateau

Question 11

What is a plateau?

Answer 11

Raised area of level land.

Question 12

What were the two major rivers in India?

Answer 12

The Indus and Ganges

Question 13

When did they find out about the Indus river valley civilization?

Answer 13

1920’s

Question 14

What was there no record of in the Indus River Valley Civilization?

Answer 14

Rulers, taxes, and literature.

Question 15

What was the Indus River Valley built like?

Answer 15

It was very well organized and well planned.

Question 16

What was most likely their task in the Indus River Valley Civilization?

Answer 16

Farming and trading

Question 17

What was the religion in the Indus River Valley Civilization?

Answer 17

Polytheistic

Question 18

What is polytheistic?

Answer 18

Belief in more than one god, and possible worship of animals.

Question 19

Name 3 Indus River Valley Civilization declines

Answer 19

1. Invaders from the North
2. River Floods
3. Earthquakes

Question 20

What was Chandragupta in the Mauryan Empire?

Answer 20

A conqueror and killer.

Question 21

Who was Asoka?

Answer 21

Chandragupta’s grandson

Question 22

What was Asoka responsible for?

Answer 22

The death of 100,00 people in the battle of Kalinga.

Question 23

What happened to Asoka after the battle of Kalinga?

Answer 23

Asoka felt awful for killing so many people, so he decided to change his ways and rejected violence, and become Buddhist.

Question 24

What did Asoka create?

Answer 24

Pillars for Buddhist representation.

Question 25

What did Asoka do with Buddhism?

Answer 25

He made it a huge deal and spread it across Asia.

Question 26

What did Women have to do in Ancient India?

Answer 26

Serve and obey their husband.

Question 27

What was marriage like in India?

Answer 27

They were arranged and the guy was always older.

Question 28

Explain a dowry

Answer 28

It’s a financial payment to the groom from the bride’s family.

Question 29

Explain the practice of Sati

Answer 29

Women were encouraged to throw themselves onto the fire of their dead husbands to “remove his sins.” If the woman didn’t. people believed she didn’t love her husband and was shamed for it.

Question 30

When was Sati banned?

Answer 30

1829