Ch. 9 Ancient India

Sacred texts that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers

Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics & science?

Strong seasonal winds that have a large influence on India's climate

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited Northern India?

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built hospitals for people and animals?

The rebirth of the soul

A teacher for boys in India

Which of the following is one of India's three most important rivers?

Who founded Buddhism during the 500's B.C.?

A social group that one is born into and cannot change

The written language developed in Aryan villages

The personal duty one must follow to earn a better existence in the next life is

Founded India's first empire

The two Buddhists who spread Buddha's ideas to Southwest Asia were

Mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

The prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

In India's caste system,the Kshatriyas caste contained:

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

He became known as the Buddha

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

Contained religious objects and served as places of worship

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?

The force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives is

An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness

What natural disasters caused Indus Valley people to abandon their cities and villages?

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of

Most Indus valley people lived in

The Mauryan dynasty set up which type of government?

The Gupta Empire thrived through the trade of goods such as

A group of similar languages

The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule

Buddhist leader that acts as head of Tibet's government

Which is one of the oldest religions in the world-third largest religion today?

Used trade routes to travel to holy sites

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up

An Indian faith that does not believe in a supreme being; likes nonviolence and respect for all

Mahayana Buddhism spread to which country?

Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome or a burial mound

Which of these correctly describes Hindu epics?

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of