Ancient India Review

Northern India was more desirable for settlement than southern India because it contained two major rivers:

THE WORSHIP OF MANY GODS

Bottom of the caste system:

A series of postures and breathing exercises:

The winter winds on the South Asia subcontinent are called...

After the top caste comes the _____________

Around 2500 BCE, civilization developed near the _____ in cities such as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.

Aryan invaders brought their religion to India, and it combined with other local religions: to form....

In Buddhism you can end suffering by following...

Buddhism is based on the teachings of ...

The guidelines of Buddhism are based on...

 The rains brought by __ in the wet season brought water that allowed agriculture to develop away from India’s rivers.

Another legacy of the Aryan’s control of India was the development of...

Buddha believed in ____ and taught that people could reach a state of bliss called  nirvana which would end suffering.

Top of the caste system:

The Buddha’s teachings; divine law.

India is considered a _________ because it is geographically isolated from the rest of Asia by tall mountains.

Right above Sudras on the caste system:

Historians still have not figured out much about the Harappa...

Right below Brahmin on the caste system:

Archeologists believe that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because they uncovered...

All actions have a consequence, good and bad

Artifacts like a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjo-Daro...

Historians infer there was an organized government based on uniform weights,  ___ , and a granary for food storage.

 A state of bliss that’s reached when people live a life free of suffering and desire.