Ancient India

A book of stories called the Panchatantra taught ______, similar to fables we read.

Having good karma will bring you salvation, or ______ in Indian.

Three things Asoka did to improve the lives of people in India

A religion based on the teachings of Mahavira, who believed everyone should avoid violence.

The numbers we use today, created by Indian scholars and brought to other places by Arabs

Buddhists carved statues and built many temples here

Many people use aspects of Buddhism when they meditate; the practice of _____ started with this

Accepting your place in the world without complaint is known in India as

Located in northern India, these are the highest mountains on Earth.

Hindus believe souls are born and reborn in order to reach Brahman. This is known as ________.

How long did the prince meditate under a tree by the river?

The Universal Spirit of Hinduism

If you are born into a family of servants, you would be a

The guiding principles at the heart of the Buddha's teachings

The Destroyer

Indian scholars knew what about the Earth?

Military leader that used war elephants to take over northern India then became a Jainism monk

Largest branch of Buddhism which interprets the Buddha's teachings without following it exactly

The Enlightened One

A state of perfect peace, which frees a soul from suffering.

The science of working with metals

The four varnas, in order from highest class to lowest, are

The leader of a small village in India

This major river in India is sacred to people of the Hindu religion.

The 3 major gods of Hinduism

India is located on this continent

Mixtures of two or more metals

Indian mathematicians were the first to create the idea of the ______.

India's largest religion

Indian society is divided into a ______ system, groups based on birth, wealth, and occupation.

Indians gave the first ___; injections of a small dose of a virus to build defenses against it.

Indians wrote epics like other civilizations, but theirs were mostly about

The first Indian civilization, Harappa, developed along this river.

The effects good or bad actions have on a person's soul.

India's first civilization

Leader who converted to Buddhism, and made India a great country to live in or travel to

Buddhists covered walls and ceilings of temples with scenes from whose life?

What ancient India language is the basis of most Southeast Asian languages today?

According to Hindu teachings, this is a person's soul, or personality.

People who travel around working to spread their religious beliefs

The FIRST invaders of India, who took over the Harappan civilization

Hindu leaders took over when Asoka died, brought back the caste system; tolerated all religions

The middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure are these steps

In the summer, what are the winds that blow into India from the ocean, bringing heavy rains?

The study of the stars and planets

Why the prince left home in search of answers

There are four main_______, or social divisions, in Indian society.

The Preserver

This Hindu god is known as the Creator.

India is known as this, for it is separated on all sides by various landforms.