7-1/7-2 Ancient India

Match the following

• karma

• the personal duty on must follow to be a better being in the next life

• Brahman

• one universal spirit or creator is called

• Hinduism

• the rebirth of the soul

• dharma

• oldest religion in the world and is the world's third larges religion today

• reincarnation

• a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn into in their next lives

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.E.?

• Dalai Lama
• Buddha Siddhartha
• Gautama Buddha
• Siddhartha Gautama

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up

• observing nature
• attachment to material possessions
• attachment to desires and the self
• meditation on worldly pleasures

Match the following

• Himalaya

• strong seasonal winds that influence India's climate

• Ganges

• the written language developed in Aryan villages

• brick

• the large cities of the iNdus Valley civilization featured homes mad mostly of

• monsoons

• mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

• Sanskrit

• One of India's three most important major rivers

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?

• Blizzards, wildfires, and hailstorms
• Floods, earthquakes, and changes in the course of the Indus River
• Tsunamis, hurricanes, and landslides
• Tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and droughts

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

• Australia
• Asia
• Europe
• Africa