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 winds

Question 3

Citadel

Answer 3

Massive wall or fort for protection and acted as a granary. A place they stored grain.

Question 4

Harrapa & Mohenjo Daro

Answer 4

abandoned ancient cities along the Indus River. Very advanced with a strong central government.

Question 5

Sanskrit

Answer 5

India’s writing

Question 6

Vedas

Answer 6

sacred Hindu text continuing hymns, stories, poems and prayers

Question 7

Caste

Answer 7

social class

Question 8

Hinduism

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Dharma

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Karma

Answer 10

the universal understanding that what goes around comes around.

Question 11

Siddhartha Gautama -

Answer 11

the first Buddha

Question 12

Reincarnation:

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Chandra Gupta Maurya -

Answer 13

the first Indian Emperor who unified India.

Question 14

Ashoka -

Answer 14

first emperor to become Buddhist.

Question 15

Golden Age

Answer 15

is a period of time when great tasks were accomplished.