Ancient India

The name given when someone is not even in a caste category

What do you call the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas?

how does the Hindu caste system differ from social class in general?

where did the first civilization on the Indian subcontinent develop?

Religious people whose job it is to spread teachings

Why is the Bhagavad-Gita the most sacred section of the Manabharata?

how did Ashoka becoming a Buddhist affect the spread of Buddhism?

what effect did the Battle of Kalinga have on Emperor Ashoka?

 What is the name of the first written language in India?

what was a major difference between Brahaminism and Hinduism?

what do the Vedas reveal about Aryan life and culture?

A large area of land that is part of a continent but separated in some way

As the Aryan people migrated, changes began to emerge.  What was their impact?

A system of being born over and over into a new life depending on decisions made.

what traits were shared by both Buddhism and Hinduism?

A religious belief system in which many gods are worshiped.

Who is at the top of the Hindu caste system?

what do the Vedas reveal about Aryan life and culture?

which features of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system was an improvement on previous numeral system

How did Siddhartha Guatama's experience as a young man influence his decision to leave home?

Which river did the first people of India settle along

 What was the name of the invading tribe from the north that took over early India

what was a major difference between Brahaminism and Hinduism?

how do the Upanishads connect people to Hinduism?

identify the river significant to the Hindu faith

which Hindu caste is most respected?

Identify the river significant to the Hindu faith

who first united India into an Empire?