Unit 6: 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 wind

Question 3

Sanskrit

Answer 3

India’s writing

Question 4

Vedas

Answer 4

sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Question 5

Caste

Answer 5

social class

Question 6

Hinduism

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Dharma

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Karma

Answer 8

the universal understanding that what goes around comes around.

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 Gupta Maurya

Answer 10

the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

Question 11

Ashoka - first emperor to become Buddhist

Answer 11

first emperor to become Buddhist.

Question 12

Golden Age

Answer 12

is a period of time when great tasks were accomplished.