7th grade chapter 6 (India)

How did Chandragupta die?

This raja conquered after Alexander and created a great Indian empire

Who were at the top of the Caste System?

What ancient Indian king rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

What Hindu concept refers to the consequences of how a person lives his or her life?

India's first settlements were located on what river valley?

What religion believes that all life is sacred?

What was the great trade route that went through the Gupta Empire?

What are the highest mountains in the world?

This system determines a person's job, social group, and marriage

What was Askoa's relationship with Chandragupta?

This Hindu god is considered the creator of the world

When the Gupta Empire came to power, what religion dominated the region?

This religion grew from a mixture of Aryan beliefs and those of the Harappans

Meaning "divine law," it directs Hindus to do the duty of their caste.

Which Indian Empire's achievements included a centralized government and a postal system

What really happens when we die?

What event happened to make Askoa become a Buddhist?

Who was a teacher to upper class boys?

What was the written language developed by the Aryans?

Indian astronomers recognized that the Earth was___and ___around the sun

What religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

Who was the worlds first great Buddhist king?

What Indian ruler made Hinduism the official religion?

What is the belief that people pass through many lives called?

What was the capital city in both the Mauryan and Gupta empires?

What were the two major river vallys' that were a part of India's great Empires?

"Life is full of suffering" is one of the tenants of which Buddhist teaching?

Which people group in India are called the Untouchables, and do work Indians consider unclean?

What word means "Enlightened One"?

Who were the founders of the Mauryan and Gupta empires? (Same name, different people)

Indian literature stresses the importance of following what, even if it is painful?

What title was given to Siddhartha Gautama?