Mauryan Dynasty

The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?

• Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.
• Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe
• Helped build relationships with the government and military.
• Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country

• subcontinent

• state

• region

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

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 

• Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
• Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
• King, queen, princes, lords
• Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?

• warrior
• priests
• farmers
• merchants

India was the home of which empire?

• Tang

• Mauryan

• Roman

• Mongol

Why is Chandragupta significant?

• He wrote India's first legal code
• He is the founder of Hinduism
• He united India into one empire

Which religion was adopted by Ashoka after the Kalinga war ?

• Jainism

• Sikhism

• Buddhism

• Christianity