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100 200 300 400 500 Geography Mohenjo-daro Hinduism Buddhism India Empires 100 200 300 400 500

Geography 100 A river that starts in the Himalaya Mountains and is considered sacred enough to cleanse the soul.

Ganges River

Geography 200 This is a triangle-shaped area between two mountain ranges in south India.

Deccan Plateau

Long mountain chains near the coasts of India Geography 300 Long mountain chains near the coasts of India

Eastern and Western Ghats

Geography 400 This region literally means “Home of Snows” and includes Mount Everest.

The Himalaya Mountains

Geography 500 The Sarasvati River used to run through this area but is thought to have dried up around 1099 BCE.

Thar Desert

MD 100 Scales and weights found near in the citadel suggest grain may have been used as……..

Money

Small carved game pieces may have been used to play this game. MD 200 Small carved game pieces may have been used to play this game.

Chess

MD 300 The name of a pool built of waterproofed brick that may have been used for bathing, washing, or religious rituals

The Great Bath

MD 400 A complex system of drains, pipes, wells, and bathrooms which made Mohenjodaro special compared to other settlements at that time

Sewer System

MD 500 Mohenjodaro and Harappa were located next to this ancient river that used to run through what is now the Thar Desert

Sarasvati River

Collection of sacred texts in Sanskrit Hinduism 100 Collection of sacred texts in Sanskrit

The Vedas

One of the basic beliefs that means obligation or duty Hinduism 200 One of the basic beliefs that means obligation or duty

Dharma

The belief that how a person lives will affect that next life Hinduism 300 The belief that how a person lives will affect that next life

Karma

Continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth Hinduism 400 Continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

Samsara

Hinduism 500 A type of meditation that combines special body positions with deep breathing.

Yoga

Buddhism 100 The Awakened One

The Buddha

Born about 563 BCE to a powerful king and queen in northern India Buddhism 200 Born about 563 BCE to a powerful king and queen in northern India

Prince Siddhartha

It was predicted that Siddhartha would be either one of these Buddhism 300 It was predicted that Siddhartha would be either one of these

Great Ruler or Holy Man

The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha discovers Buddhism 400 The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha discovers

Aging, Sickness, Death

The Buddha’s teachings Buddhism 500 The Buddha’s teachings

The Four Noble Truths

Empires100 Cruel ruler who converted to Buddism after seeing the results of the war.

Ashoka

Ashoka’s warriors used 9,000 of these in battle. Empires200 Ashoka’s warriors used 9,000 of these in battle.

Elephants

The war in this country that changed Ashoka’s mind. Empires 300 The war in this country that changed Ashoka’s mind.

Kalinga

The second largest empire in India’s history. Empires 400 The second largest empire in India’s history.

Gupta

Seven achievements that occurred during the Gupta Empire. Empires 500 Seven achievements that occurred during the Gupta Empire.

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