Ancient India Review 11-2-23

1.) What is a monsoon?

• Periods of large rainfall
• Seasonal wind patterns
• Times of extreme heat
• Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening

Life began in India along the __________ River.

• Nile
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Indus

Which is the following is a major achievement of India?

• Algebra

• Swahili

• Pyramids

• Ziggurats

The social hierarchy of India was

• monsoon
• caste system
• Sanskrit
• 8FoldPath

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• sanskrit
• calligraphy

Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?

• to escape the Aryans

• farming, transportation, trade

• to see beautiful mountains

• the Brahman told them to

What were some of India's achievements?

• Cars with wheels

• Pyramids as graves for the rich

• Houses had baths, toilets, running water, drains and a center courtyard

• Tamed animals

Who was the Buddha?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Asoka Kalinga

What is the Eightfold Path, or the Middle Way?

• A walking path along the Ganges River

• A way to end human suffering by giving up selfish desires

• A caste system developed by the Aryans

Key term: to focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness or relaxation

• meditate

• brahman

• dharma