india

Question 1

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

Answer 1

sub continent

Question 2

seasonal winds

Answer 2

monsoon

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 and mohenjo

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

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

dhrama

Question 10

the universal understanding that what goes around comes around.

Answer 10

karma

Question 11

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 11

the first buhda

Question 12

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

Answer 12

reicaration

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Buddhism

Question 14

Gupta Maurya - the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

Answer 14

Chandra

Question 15

first emperor to become Buddhist.

Answer 15

Ashoka

Question 16

is a period of time when great tasks were accomplished.

Answer 16

golden age