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What are monsoons?
A strong wind that blows one way inWinter and another way in summer.
In which regions did the Ancient Indian people settle?
The Indus River and Ganges River Valleys and the east and west coasts.
Which river is the sacred river where Hindus sprinkle their ashes?
The Ganges River
Why is India considered a subcontinent?
It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayan Mountains.
What is the main religion in India? What isThe name of the supreme god of Hinduism?
Hinduism and Brahaman .
What are dharma, karma, and samsara?
Dharma is about living your life according to your duty, karma is the consequences that come with the actions of living your life, and samsara is the idea of reincarnation.
When did Hinduism become the official religion Of India?
During the Gupta Empire
What two other religions developed in India bymen who gave up their privileged lives andin order to help others?
Buddhism and Jainism.
Ghandi and Martin Luther King used peacefuldisobedience as a way to protest. From which religion did they learn these strategies?
Jainism
What are the principles that guide Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths & The Eight-Fold Path
When did India’s Golden Age take place?
The Gupta Empire.
What were the achievements of that time?
plays, poems include Sakuntala love storyMathematics, Science, and Metallurgy• Indians invented our numeral and decimal systems, symbol for zero• A mathematician fi gured length of year, value of pi• Doctors expanded Ayurvedic medicine, worldʼs oldest medical system• Artisans developed advanced metallurgy (metal working)- included 23-foot iron pillar over Delhi in A.D. 400- no others made a piece of iron as large until 1,000 years later
What was a major agricultural invention the Aryans brought with them when they invadedIndia ?
Iron plows
What was the name of the written languageDeveloped by the Aryans?
Sanskrit.
On what does Indian literature focus?
Dharma
Which ruler was known for havinga strong army, a good communication system, and a well run spy system?
The Chandragupta Maurya dynasty
What did emperor Asoka try to provide his people?
He focused on the welfare of his people, spreading Buddhist values, Justice, and security.
What were some major accomplishments of theGupta empire?
Creating a 0-9 number system, performing Surgery, use of algebra and algorithms.
Who ruled Indian kingdoms before empires were formed?
Rajas.
Why did the Aryans introduce the caste systemto Indian Civilization.
It was a way to control the people they conquered.
Who were at the various levels of the caste system?
What were some rights that were different between men and women?
Suttee (the practice of widowed women throwingthemselves on the flames of their husband’s funeral fire), men were allowed to have two wives, and only boys could go to school.
Which religions rejected theconcept of a caste system?
Buddhism and Jainism
How were upper caste boys educated?
A guru taught them until they left home andwent to the city.
Among which caste group was Buddhism popular?
Pariahs– the untouchables
