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

Sanskrit

Answer 3

India’s writing
Vedas: sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Question 4

Vedas

Answer 4

sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Question 5

Hinduism

Answer 5

a polytheistic religion but also believes there is one universal spirit known as the Brahma.

Question 6

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 6

the first Buddha

Question 7

Reincarnation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Nirvana

Answer 8

Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering.

Question 9

Buddhism

Answer 9

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 10

Chandra

Answer 10

Gupta Maurya - the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

Question 11

Ashoka

Answer 11

first emperor to become Buddhist.

Question 12

Golden Age

Answer 12

is a period of time when great tasks were accomplished.