Chapter 5: Ancient India

The name Buddha means ___________.

Chandra Gupta I was a leader of ___________.

The numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 are all _______.

________ brought the Hindu-Arabic numerals to the West.

Buddhism is the majority religion in India.

Gandhi used nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of _______.

The streets in Harappa were laid out in a

Harappan civilization had

The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path are beliefs found in:

What is the major religion of India?

Which deity is often reffered to as the destroyer?

Which of the following is an ancient Sanskrit sacred text?

Harappan civilization takes its name from a

The Saraswati River probably dried up because of

What is the Hindu belief that each person has many lives

What is the Bhagavad Gita?

A large landmass like a continent, but smaller is :

____________ was one of India's greatest writers.

Although Buddhism began in ________, it declined as a religion.

The Indian leader who practiced ahimsa to fight British rule was ___.

An environmental challenge faced by the Indus Valley cities was

What central Asian people moved into India around 1500 BCE?

To practice Ahimsa is to practice:

Who were the bankers and merchants in the Indian social structure?

What is the Indian film industry called?

India's northern border is formed by mountains that include the

In 400 CE, a famous iron pillar was built in ______.

India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called

The collected teachings of the Buddha are called the

Mohenjo-Daro may have used a _______ for religious purposes.

How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?

Indian artists developed visual symbols to show the holiness of ______.

What is Karma?

The stone seals of Harappan civilization are covered by

According to Buddhism, the end of suffering in life is called

What is Brahmanism?

The man who became known as the Buddha was a Hindu prince called:

Was Chandragupta head of the Maurya or Gupta Empire?

The decimal system required a symbol for which number?

The greatest Maurya king was