1. India Kacey Brown Christina Barbaro Alexa Elliott Dan Freeman Dakota Brovero

2. Vocabulary Section One A subcontinent is a large landmass that is part of a continent but is separate from it. A monsoon is a strong wind, in South Asia, that blows one direction in the winter and the other direction in the summer. Sanskrit is the written language developed by the Aryans in India. A prince who led an Aryan tribe in India is a raja. A caste is a social group that a person is born into and cannot alter. A guru is a religious teacher and spiritual guide in the religion of Hinduism.

3. Vocabulary Section Two The system of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans was Hinduism. In Hinduism, the universal spirit of which all gods and goddesses are different parts is Brahman. Reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul or spirit in a different body. Dharma is the divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste in Hinduism.

4. Vocabulary Section Two (continued) Karma is the good or bad energy a person builds up based upon whether he or she lives a good or bad life, in the religion of Hinduism. Buddhism is a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama the Budda which taught the way to find truth was to give up all desires. In Buddhism, a state a wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth is nirvana. A government headed by religious leaders is theocracy.

5. Vocabulary Section Three A line of rulers from the same family is a dynasty. A stupa is a Buddihist shrine that is shaped like a dome. A person who travels to go to a religious shrine or site is a pilgrim.

6. Priests Warriors, Rulers Common People Servants Untouchables Social Classes In India, near the bottom of the social scale were servants who mainly acted like the slaves. At the very bottom were untouchables who were homeless.

7. India History 3000 B.C.: The Harappan Civilization Began 1500 B.C.: The Aryans Invade India 563 B.C.: The Buddha was born the Himalayan 518 B.C.: The Persians invade India 483 B.C.: The Buddha died at age 80 327 B.C.: Alexander the Great invaded India 321 B.C.: The Mauryan dynasty began 273 B.C.: The Asoka began to rule India 183 B.C.: The last Mauryan ruler was killed 320 A.D.: The Gupta empire began

8. Major achievements with most enduring legacies. Farming. Learning to use soil to grow crops is when farming started and still with us today. Hinduism. One of the oldest religions in the world and is still practiced today and is the third largest religion Algebra. One of the first mathematicians of the empire used algebra and it is still being learned and taught in our society today. Astronomy. Ancient Indians followed mapped movements of planets and stars. They understood many things like gravity and that the Earth was round.

9. Geography Cause To Settlement Mountains provide great protection from Invasions. There were many different rivers for a wide range to trade with. This was good because Trade was very Great in India. So important People brought a couple of wagons or boats to carry all their things to trade and what they traded for. India was able to sustain because of the High lands and the walls that stopped floods. They also had longer growing seasons since there weren’t as long winters than in other places.

10. Technology Advancements People learned to use Iron. Which gave them more deadly weapons and better tools. This helped the economic system because more people wanted to buy the iron tools and weapons which gave more jobs to people. It also made more trade and more money was being made. The caste was created, but each level was made at different times.

11. Religion The religions practiced in India were Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism had an impact on their art. They would make sculptors of the Budda. Hinduism separated citizens of India because of the caste system. Hinduism’s caste system shaped the government leaders and the military. Warriors ran the government along with religious leaders.

12. Rise and Fall of Ancient India Rise- People lived in India for about 500,000 years ago. There were cave painting found dating back to that time period. Fall- caused by the caste system (separated the citizens)

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