Chapter 7

Question 1

the physical features of a land

Answer 1

topography

Question 2

warlike people who migrated into the Indus Valley

Answer 2

Aryans

Question 3

the new language that was established in India

Answer 3

Sanskrit

Question 4

Vedas

Answer 4

“knowledge”

Question 5

extended family including the children, grandchildren, wives, and close blood relatives of a common ancestor

Answer 5

joint family

Question 6

rigid social groups that India is divided into

Answer 6

castes

Question 7

a religion and way of life that governs where a person lives to what he does for a living

Answer 7

Hinduism

Question 8

later known as Buddha

Answer 8

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 9

the means by which the Indian people preserved early traditions and religious beliefs which were orally passed down from generation to generation

Answer 9

Vedas

Question 10

suffering is a product of selfish desires

Answer 10

Four Noble Truths

Question 11

the state of absolute peace and happiness where one loses himself into nothingness

Answer 11

nirvana

Question 12

a great god that the Hindus believe in that permeates everything in the universe

Answer 12

Brahman

Question 13

What are the castes in order from highest to lowest?

Answer 13

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Question 14

founder of Buddhism

Answer 14

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 15

the most famous of the Mauryan rulers, promoted the Buddhist religion, build thousands of stupas

Answer 15

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Question 16

a religion built on works and moral behavior

Answer 16

Buddhism

Question 17

a religion that accepts all gods

Answer 17

Hinduism

Question 18

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 18

The “Enlightened One”