India

Question 1

Subcontinent

Answer 1

a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent

Question 2

Monsoons

Answer 2

Seasonal winds

Question 3

Citadel

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Harrapa & Mohenja Dara

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Sanskrit

Answer 5

India’s writing

Question 6

Vedas

Answer 6

sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Question 7

Caste

Answer 7

Social class

Question 8

Hinduism

Answer 8

a polytheistic religion but also believe there is one universal spirit known as Brama

Question 9

Dharma

Answer 9

a responsibility to fulfill one’s duty within a caste

Question 10

Buddhism:

Answer 10

Buddhism: 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

Question 11

Chandra Gupta Mourga

Answer 11

the first Indian Emperor who unified India

Question 12

Ashaka

Answer 12

first emperor to become Buddhist

Question 13

Golden Age

Answer 13

Golden Age is a period of time when great tasks were accomplished.