India

Question 1

A large landmass that is a set part from the rest of the continent.

Answer 1

Subcontinent

Question 2

Seasonal Winds

Answer 2

Monsoons

Question 3

Massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granary. A place they stored grain.

Answer 3

Citadel

Question 4

abandoned ancient cities along the Indus River. Very advanced with a strong central government.

Answer 4

Harrapa & Mohenjo Daro

Question 5

sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Answer 5

Vedas

Question 6

India’s writing

Answer 6

Sanskrit

Question 7

social class

Answer 7

Caste

Question 8

A polytheistic religion but also believes there is one universal spirit known as the brahma.

Answer 8

hinduism

Question 9

a responsibility to fulfill one’s duty within your caste.

Answer 9

dharma

Question 10

the universal understanding that what goes around comes around

Answer 10

karma

Question 11

the first buddha

Answer 11

siddhartha gautama

Question 12

the idea that a persons actions have consequences, which can return to them in this life or the next

Answer 12

reincarnation

Question 13

buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering

Answer 13

nirvana

Question 14

a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, who discovered a way to stop suffering in life by following the Eightfold Path and reaching Nirvana.

Answer 14

Buddhism

Question 15

the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

Answer 15

Chandra Gupta Maurya

Question 16

first emperor to become Buddhist.

Answer 16

Ashoka