Ancient History: Chapter 4 Ancient India Review

The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro had

The people at the bottom of the caste system were 

The practice of suttee is now forbidden.

India's first civilization was the 

It was very cold in the Indus Valley.

The group that was not part of the caste system was called

Siddhartha believed that the only way to find the truth about the world was to obtain all your desires.

Trade (buying and selling things) was not very important in Indus Valley cities.

This led to the first great Indian empire.

The Caste System imposed by Aryans

The ancient Indian social structure was called the 

Where did the Aryans come from?

Historians think the Indus people invented dice.

How did the Gupta empire become wealthy?

Aryans borrowed some religious ideas from India and mixed it with their own beliefs and it eventually became Hinduism.

Hindus believe it may take several lives to reach understanding, so you may need to be reborn.

Siddhartha Gautama was born poor and lived a very hard life.

Rulers made of this were discovered in Ancient India.

True or False:  You could easily change levels within the caste system.

Buttons were discovered in Ancient India.

Which animals were pets in Ancient India?

Dharma does not requires people to perform the duties of their caste.

The Aryans were good

The Aryans were organized into tribes led by a

Hinduism is a monotheistic religion.

The Harappans developed this for trade...

The Mahabharata and Ramayana are among the shortest epics ever written.

The numbers we use today were first developed by Indian mathematicians. They are called...

Aryan measured wealth by

The life of Untouchables was very easy.

India's climate is heavily influenced by wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons, called

What large mountain range is in India?  (Hint:  It contains the world's highest mountain.)

Who founded the India’s first empire?

Hinduism is the ________ largest religion in the world today.

The four classes in the caste system are called

The Indian word for caste is

By 600 B.C., many Indians began to question Hindu ideas. Ordinary Hindus wanted a simpler, more spiritual religion.

How did the belief in reincarnation affect Indians?

Games invented in Ancient India.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

How you are reborn depends on your actions in life, your ...

Men and women had equal rights in Ancient India.

The Mauryan Empire fell after Asoka's death because rulers made decisions that led to the people turning against them.

Hindu's believe if an individual lived a bad life, they might be reborn into a lower caste or life-form.

Only sons could inherit property.

What is a guru?

The Gupta empire was the second great empire.

Which river is associated with ancient India?

Who decides who you are going to marry in India, even today?

The youngest man in the family was in charge.

The group at the top of the caste system were

What religion were the Guptas?

Who do Historians think India’s greatest king was?

The symbol we use for zero today was invented in Ancient India.

Archaeologists have found lots of clay toys, such as model carts and animals.

The Indus people were one of the first civilizations with an effective water system.