Ancient India

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Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

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farming, transportation, trade

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What are the two major rivers of Ancient India? Options: Tigris & Euphrates, Nile & Blue Nile, Indus & Ganges, Huang He & Yangtze

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Indus & Ganges

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What are the seasonal winds that blow cold, dry air in the winter and warm, wet air and pouring rains in the summer?

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Monsoons

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After being nomadic cattle herders, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?

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farming

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What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

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Sanskrit

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Why did the Indians choose not to challenge the caste system?

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It was part of their religious beliefs.

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The universal spirit of the Hindu religion is called...

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Brahman

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Reincarnation is...

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the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

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Nirvana is...

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a state of perfect happiness and peace

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Karma is...

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the consequences of how a person lives