2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt India’s Geography Vocabulary The Indian Caste System Ashoka’s Edicts Potpourri

This geographic feature is located between the Western and Easter Ghats.

Deccan Plateau

Name two natural barriers north of the Deccan Plateau

Himalayan Mountains Thar Dessert

This pass through the Hindu Kush Mountains is northeast of the Bolan Pass

Khyber Pass

The main rivers of the Indian region originate in this geographic feature.

Himalaya Mountains

These 3 water features border the Indian peninsula on the West, South, and East.

Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal

A social class in India.

Caste

Believing or worshipping in more than one god or goddess.

Polytheistic

Ancient written language of India

Sanskrit

Means “sitting near a teacher”; Hindu religious sacred text

Upanishads

when the soul is free from the cycle of death and rebirth and is then one with brahman.

Moksha

This group is not part of the caste system, but is part of Indian social heirarchy

The “Untouchables”

This caste are the priests in society

Brahmins

What job is done by the Sudra caste?

Servants

Herders, farmers, and artisans make up this caste.

Vaishyas

People in this caste were defenders of the kingdom

Kshatriyas

Define Edict

A message, rule, or law given by the government and advertised to maintain control

An edict that said everyone should get a fair trial would fit under which category?

Justice

An edict that said outsiders should not be afraid of the empire would fit under which category

Security

Many of Ashoka’s edicts are influenced by this.

Buddhism

Give an example of a “general welfare” edict.

Everyone gets healthcare. Planting trees, digging wells, building shelter. Answers vary.

Which monsoon wind brings rain? Why is this important?

Summer. It affects the farming season (good climate = good farming)

Name the 3 most popular Hindu God’s

Brahma Vishnu Shiva

Who are Siddhartha Gautama and Chandragupta Maurya?

SG = The Buddha CM = Leader of the Mauryan Empire

What is enlightenment?

Knowing and understanding how to overcome suffering.

What could these have been used for? What does that tell you about Indian society?

Answers will vary. Could be a dish for food or cosmetics. If it were for cosmetics, it could tell us they valued outward appearance