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

Harappa & 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

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

Answer 7

Hinduism

Question 8

a responsibility to fulfill one’s duty within your caste.

Answer 8

Dharma

Question 9

the universal understanding that what goes around comes around.

Answer 9

Karma

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

the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

Answer 12

Chandra Gupta Maurya

Question 13

first emperor to become Buddhist.

Answer 13

Ashoka