Ancient India

Buddhist believe Nirvana can be reached:

• by the caste of priests

• by becoming very rich

• by being reincarnated into someone beautiful

• by finding peace and freeing oneself of pain and suffering

__________ determines what you will come back as in your next life.

• your caste

• your job

• your karma

• your wealth

The Himalayas are

• a mountain range of many tall peaks where you will find Mount Everest.

• the mythical beasts that you will find in the forests of India

• a river that flows from the mountains into India

• an advanced ancient civilization that mysteriously disappeared in 2000BC

The Ancient city of Harappa had _______

• paved roads, sewer line and grids of streets.

• an opera house, a postal service and an art school

• restaurants, bookstores and public transportation

• a city council, a mayor and a fire department

the Vedas explored the relationship between the soul and the world, and founded the basis of __________

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

The Dalit were_______

• Indo-Europeans who migrated from central Asia around 1500 BC

• The soldiers and their wives who made up the second highest caste

• The lowest caste, also called the "untouchables" who had the worst jobs in society

• merchants and farm owners

The Indus and the Ganges are

• ancient cities that were very similar despite being 300 miles apart.

• rivers that flow into India and bring water into the country

• groups of invaders who failed to conquer ancient India

• the highest of castes

The Rig Veda is often considered the

• first written collection of fairy tales

• most perfectly preserved skeleton ever found

• earliest written document of governmental laws

• oldest existing piece of literature

Siddartha was

• the founder of Hinduism

• a powerful Aryan leader

• a famous leader in India who converted to Buddhism

• the founder of Buddhism

Which of the following is a TRUE statement

• India has a single very long river that brings water to the whole country.

• In the summer, big winds called monsoons bring lots of rain and thunderstorms to India

• India contains over a dozen active and inactive volcanoes.

• India is surrounded by mountains on all four sides