Social Studies Unit 2 Ch 5 - 6th Grade

Question 1

Region that is large and separated by water is called

Answer 1

subcontinent

Question 2

highest mountain also known as the Goddess mother of the World

Answer 2

Mount Everest

Question 3

rainy season that last from June to Sept. in the southern Asia

Answer 3

monsoon season

Question 4

trade food with small groups of people in their villages is known as

Answer 4

subsistance farmng

Question 5

This lies on the plain in Pakistan and one of the world’s oldest civilations

Answer 5

Indus River Valley

Question 6

This land lies between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

The land is narrows towards the point of a diamond.

Land is drry and has rick volcanic soil.

Answer 6

Deccan Plateau

Question 7

2 ancient cities in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan

Answer 7

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

Question 8

a language that the Aryans spoke

Answer 8

Sanakrit

Question 9

A place where Aryans wrote down stories etc. also known as the book of knowledge

Answer 9

Vedas

Question 10

Who was the higest in society.

Answer 10

Priests and teachers

Question 10

This group of people were the lowest position in society. They were ordered to farm and serve others. Who were they?

Answer 10

Sutras

Question 11

Founder of the Persian Empire

Answer 11

Cyrus III

Question 12

This king brought the Persian Empire to India.

Answer 12

Darius I

Question 13

This religion was found by the Persian prophet in Zoroaster

Answer 13

Zoroastrianism

Question 14

This person started the Mauryan Empire, the first Indian empire. He later became a monk because he got tired of his role.

Answer 14

Chandragupta Mauryan

Question 15

A person that devotes his life to a religion group

Answer 15

Monk

Question 16

Who used the stone columns to mark territory and how were they used?

Answer 16

Ashoka
The columns were used to mark territory of the Indian Empire. Proclamations and news about the empire were inscribed on them.

Question 17

The main religion in India

Answer 17

Hinduism

Question 18

There are four Vedas the oldest one is ________

Answer 18

Rig Veda

Question 19

The Hindulism recognized only one universal being which is _______

Answer 19

Brahman

Question 20

This word means the order of the universe

Answer 20

Dharma

Question 21

The process which a person goes from one life to another

Answer 21

Reincarnation

Question 22

Lifelong social group into which he or she is born in.

Answer 22

Castle

Question 23

A way of clearing one’s mind

Answer 23

Meditation

Question 24

What did the Persian add to the Indian civilization?

Answer 24

Roads

Question 25

A stae of pure goodness

Answer 25

Enlightenment

Question 26

Which is a large landmark in South ASIA

Answer 26

Himalayas

Question 27

What did Mauryan Empire do differently in the Indian civilization than other empires?

Answer 27

The empire controlled the people's way of living.

Question 28

What does Buddha mean

Answer 28

Enlightened one

Question 29

A way of living that can help them find relief from their suffering

Answer 29

Eightfold Path