Ancient India Review

The religious and moral duties of a person depend on a person's class, age, and occupation is..

He is the founder of Buddhism and also known as "Buddha."

Which monsoon blows from the northeast, spreading dry air across the country?

Vishnu, the ___________.

The lasting peace achieved by giving up selfish desires in Buddhism is called...

Shiva, the ____________.

Which monsoon picks up moisture from the ocean and drenches the plains and river valleys?

For Buddhists, what is done to gain inner peace by thinking deeply about sacred things?

This is the belief of nonviolence and all living things are part of brahman (ex. no meat)...

Which mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia?

A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others.

What is the name of the mountain range forming India's northern border?

Chandragupta believed in ruling with _____ _____ in the Maurya Empire.

To change one's beliefs. Used in particular to describe a change from one religion to another.

What is the belief that after death, a person's spirit is reborn into a living thing?

After winning a bloody battle, this ruler gave up war, violence, and converted to Buddhism.

India is an example of a large landmass that juts out from a continent, which is known as a..

This Hindu religious text is in the form of questions by students and responses by teachers.

Believe it's wrong to harm other living creatures, value nonviolence, cycle of rebirth, dharma.

Followers of Hinduism believe in one single spiritual power called __,which lives in everything

Gautama was born a prince and left his father's wealth to find the cause of human suffering.

This was the Indus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern with a citadel in the center.

Brahma, the _______.

What is the name of the oldest major religion that worships many Gods as one spirit?

The Indus and Ganges rivers are fed by melting snows from which mountain range?

What are the strong seasonal winds that blow across East Asia called?

The pyramid below represents the ______ __________ in India, made up of 4 categories