Chapter 5 - Ancient India

Question 1

Himalayan Mountains

Answer 1

Highest mountains in the world. Made it difficult to enter India. Melting snow caused flooding which meant fertile soil. The Indus and Ganges rivers go thru the mountains.

Question 2

Sub Continent

Answer 2

Big land but smaller than a continent. India is one.

Question 3

Caste System

Answer 3

Society divided by birth, wealth, and occupation. Your caste determines your role in society.

Question 4

Hinduism

Answer 4

Blended the Brahmanism religion with other cultures.

• • It is the largest religion in India today.
• • Polytheism, Reincarnation, and Karma

Question 5

Buddhism

Answer 5

A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

** The 4 Noble Truths

Question 6

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 6

Founder of ISLAM religion. Raised a Hindu. Went on a journey to find the meaning of life. He fasted and meditated and found “enlightenment” under a tree. His life was dedicated to teach how to be a muslim (follower of the Islam religion).

Question 7

Karma

Answer 7

How your good or bad actions affect your soul and afterlife

Question 8

Metallurgy

Answer 8

The science of working with metals that the ancient Indian people practiced.

Question 9

Where is India?

Answer 9

South of the HIMALAYAN Mountains and the INDUS RIver between the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Question 10

In Aryan society, how did the caste system work?

Answer 10

The VARNAS (levels) divided people into groups and said who you could marry, touch, live with, work for, etc. The levels were the Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sundras.

Question 11

What was the most important belief in the caste system?

Answer 11

Everyone has a dharma, or duty to fulfill so you have to accept your caste in life as the way the gods meant it to be.