Ancient India Review

There are three main physical regions of the Indian subcontinent. They include the coastal plains, the Ganges Valley, and the ______ Plateau.

Why did Asoka (grandson of Chandragupta Maurya) convert to Buddhism and change his ways of ruling?

• He was spoken to directly by the Buddha.

• A bloody war horrified him and he refused further conquests.

• His daughter inspired him to change.

• He achieved Nirvana.

Who forged the first Indian empire?

• Sargon

• Tutankhamen

• Asoka

• Chandragupta Maurya

Buddhism is:

• the belief that a person’s soul is reborn in a

  different form after death.

• the four major social classes in Aryan society

• based on the teachings of Siddhartha

  Gautama

• divine law that requires people to do their duty

The caste system is:

• a written language developed by the Aryans

• rigid social categories that determine each

  person’s position in Indian society.

• the belief that a person’s soul is reborn in a

  different form after death.

• the four major social classes in Aryan society

What is sanskrit?

• a written language developed by the Aryans

• the belief that a person’s soul is reborn in a

  different form after death.

• divine law that requires people to do their duty

• major religious system of India. Many gods and

  goddesses are worshipped most important is

  Brahma.

Seasonal winds that brought lots of rain and impacted the Indus Valley

Civilization are called:

• sanskrit

• monsoons

• mud bricks

• drainage systems

These were used to construct buildings in the Harappan period:

• varnas

• mud bricks

• drainage system

• dharma

The Aryans created a social system, also known as a _________

• caste system

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• drainage systems

During the Harappan period, __________________were created to

carry sewage beyond the city.

• caste system

• dharma

• monsoons

• drainage systems