Unit 6: India

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Subcontinent

Question 2

Seasonal winds

Answer 2

Monsoons

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 & Mohenjo Daro

Question 5

India’s writing

Answer 5

Sanskrit

Question 6

sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Answer 6

Vedas

Question 7

social class

Answer 7

Caste

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

Dharma

Question 10

the first Buddha

Answer 10

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Reincarnation

Question 12

Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering

Answer 12

Nirvana

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Buddhism