Unit 4 - Ancient India

The belief that your soul will be reborn in another body after you die:

Most languages spoken in Europe and southwest Asia today are part of the __________ language family.

There are no particular gods you have to worship in Buddhism

Escaping the cycle of rebirth by achieveing a state of peace, wisdom, and compassion:

BCE stands for:

The Maurya advisor, Kautilya, wrote a famous book of political science which advised rulers to be ________.

Hinduism has exactly 3 gods.

The Indus River is __________ of the Ganges River

The people outside the caste system who may not interact with caste members:

A group of related languages that all grew out of the same root language:

What body of water shares its name with a region of India, a language, and a species of tiger?

What is the highest mountain range in the world?

In traditional Hinduism, your job and who you can marry are determined by your _________.

What river is sacred to Hindus?

The non-religious version of AD:

Hindus believe you deserve whatever ______ you're born into, because it is a reward or punishment for your past life.

What core Hindu belief was rejected in Buddhism?

Ashoka's "conquest by ___" spread Buddhist teachings about how to achieve enlightenment through good thought and action.

The oldest known Indian civilization flourished around what body of water?

The belief that your actions in this life determine whether your next life will be good or bad:

Harappans traded with Mesopotamia by sailing through the _______ and up the Persian Gulf.

Dravidian languages are spoken primarily in southern India and the island country of ____________.

The rulers of the Mauryan Empire controlled their people with:

Buddhists and Hindus both believe in karma AND reincarnation.