Social studies Ancient India Chapter Test Flashcards
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What two mountain ranges isolated India from the rest of asia
Hindu Kush and The Himalayas
Instead of a peninsula India is called what
Subcontinent
What are the two main rivers in india
Indus River and Ganges river
What was the most advancement in the ancient city of mohenjo daro
Sewer system
What do the people of ancient India depend on to help with their crops
Monsoons
Why do we not know much about Mohenjo daro and harappa
We can’t understand their writing
What was the name of the culture that emigrated to India from central asia
Aryans
How do we know most of what we know about the early aryans
The book Vedes
What is the strict division of classes called
Caste system
Which religion was the blending of the Sistine culture of India and the emigrating aryans
Hinduism
Who is the founder of hinduism
No single founder
Hindus believe in one spiritual power which lives in everything called __________
Brahman
What are the three main gods of hinduism
Brahma,Vishnu,shiva
Do Hindus believe that all living things have a soul
Yes
One of the main beliefs of Hinduism is this
Nonviolence
Hindus believe in the rebirth of the soul through a presses called __________
Reincarnation
What is the name of the man who became the Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
What does Buddha mean
Enlightened one
One day f the main things Buddhist do to find understanding within their own minds
Meditate
To overcome suffering Buddhist believe they have to follow what
Eightfold path
The goal of Buddhism is to find what
Nirvana or inerpeace
Even though Buddhism started in India there are many more Buddhist in what country
China
Who founded the mauryan empire
Chandragupta
Where did most of the wealth in the early mauryan empire come from
Farming
Who w@s the kind Buddhist ruler of india
Asoka
