Chapter 9 - Ancient India

Monsoon – ________

• strong seasonal winds that have a large influence on India’s climate.

• a type of desert found in northern India.

• a traditional Indian festival celebrated in summer.

• a mountain range in southern India.

Raja – the prince or leader of ________.

• an Aryan tribe

• a Roman legion

• a Greek city-state

• an Egyptian dynasty

Sanskrit – the written language developed in ________.

• Aryan villages

• Roman cities

• Egyptian temples

• Chinese dynasties

Caste – a social group that one is born into and ________.

• cannot change

• can easily leave

• is chosen by profession

• is decided by age

Subcontinent – a large landmass that is ________.

• smaller than a continent

• larger than a continent

• the same size as a continent

• covered entirely by water

Vedas – the earliest ________, poems, and prayers.

• hymns

• stories

• laws

• songs

Guru – a ________.

• teacher

• dancer

• singer

• doctor

Stupas – a Buddhist shrine, usually ________.

• dome-shaped

• rectangular

• triangular

• pyramid-shaped

Varna System – the four ________ of ancient India.

• social classes

• rivers

• kings

• languages

Ramayana – poem that grew to about ________ verses.

• 25,000

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 100,000