Ancient India

Question 1

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

Answer 1

subcontinent

Question 2

seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons

Answer 2

monsoons

Question 3

The most important language of ancient India

Answer 3

Sanskrit

Question 4

Divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation.

Answer 4

Caste system

Question 5

The largest religion in India today

Answer 5

Hinduism

Question 6

The process of rebirth

Answer 6

Reincarnation

Question 7

The effects that good or bad actions have a person’s soul

Answer 7

Karma

Question 8

Based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira who is believed to have been born around 599 BC

Answer 8

Jainism

Question 9

The avoidance of violent actions

Answer 9

Nonviolence

Question 10

Its roots in the teachings of the Guru Nanak who lived in the 1400s

Answer 10

Sikhism

Question 11

Going without food

Answer 11

Fasting

Question 12

The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas

Answer 12

Meditation

Question 13

A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha

Answer 13

Buddhism

Question 14

A state of perfect peace

Answer 14

Nirvana

Question 15

People who work to spread their religious beliefs

Answer 15

Missionaries

Question 16

The science of working with metals

Answer 16

Metallurgy

Question 17

Mixtures of two or more metals

Answer 17

Alloys

Question 18

The numbers that we use today

Answer 18

Hindu-Arabic numerals

Question 19

Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease

Answer 19

Inoculation

Question 20

The study of the stars and planets

Answer 20

Astronomy