unit 6: India Flashcards
1
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a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
A
Subcontinent
2
Q
Seasonal winds
A
Monsoons
3
Q
Massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granary. A place they stored grain.
A
Citadel
4
Q
abandoned ancient cities along the Indus River. Very advanced with a strong central government.
A
Harrapa & Mohenjo Daro
5
Q
India’s writing
A
Sanskrit
6
Q
sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers
A
Vedas
7
Q
social class
A
Caste
8
Q
the first Buddha
A
Siddhartha Gautama
9
Q
the idea that a person’s actions have consequences, which can return to them in this life or in the next
A
Reincarnation
10
Q
Buddhism goal, to reach peace by ending all suffering.
A
Nirvana
11
Q
the first Indian Emperor who unified India.
A
Chandra Gupta Maurya
12
Q
first emperor to become Buddhist.
A
Ashoka
