Ancient India

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates
• Nile & Blue Nile
• Indus & Ganges
• Huang He & Yangtze

Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

• They brought rain & without them there would be drought

• The cold winds felt good in the summertime

• Without them, they could't travel down the river

• Monsoons encouraged animal migration

After being nomads, what economic activity did the Aryans begin to do?

• Shipbuilding
• Fighting in wars
• farming
• killing cows for food

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

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a

• cast
• family
• raja
• caste

 Karma is...

• a state of wisdom
• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
• the consequences of how a person lives
• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Buddha means...

• All Wise One
• The Enlightened One
• Your Majesty
• The Creator

Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?

• your job
• all your money
• all your worldly desires
• your family

Buddhists follow the guidance of which set of rules?

• Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
• Ten Commandments
• Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
•  Torah & the Bible

What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Himalayan Mountains
• Gobi Desert