Ancient India Webquest

On Siddharta's (Buddha) tour of the city he witnessed these two types of suffering.

• sickness

• leprosy

• chronic fatigue

• old age

After several days of ____________ and ______________, the Buddha reached enlightenment or a "higher spiritual understanding."

• reflection and meditation

• mindfulness and fasting

• thoughtfulness and prayer

What is the terrain like in India?

What is the weather like in India?

Tell me about a god or goddess that you learned about

Hinduism is ________ years old. One of the main beliefs of this religion is that ______________________________________.

• 3000; bad people should be forgiven

• 2030; in general, people are perfect

• 2000; there's a balance of good and evil in the world

• 2500; there's more good than evil in the world

Mark the three things that are not true about the Indus River Valley Civilization.

• It began 6,000 years ago

• The territory covered modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan

• It is known for creating a water and writing system

• The towns were located near the Himalayas

Ancient India is fascinating!

• For sure!

• I guess (shrug)

• Maybe, I need to learn more

• You had me at "Ancient India"

Hindu texts were written down and Christianity was introduced to India during the same time was this BC or AD?

• BC

• AD

• Neither

In Panini's Story (Writing Room), he wrote a very important book called the Astadhyayi. This book

• was a grammar book for the Brahmi script

• was a grammar book for the Hindi language

• was a grammar book for the Kharosthi script

• was a grammar book for the Sanskrit language