1. 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

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

3. Deccan Plateau

4. Name two natural barriers north of the Deccan Plateau

5. Himalayan Mountains Thar Dessert

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

7. Khyber Pass

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

9. Himalaya Mountains

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

11. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal

12. A social class in India.

13. Caste

14. Believing or worshipping in more than one god or goddess.

15. Polytheistic

16. Ancient written language of India

17. Sanskrit

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

19. Upanishads

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

21. Moksha

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

23. The “Untouchables”

24. This caste are the priests in society

25. Brahmins

26. What job is done by the Sudra caste?

27. Servants

28. Herders, farmers, and artisans make up this caste.

29. Vaishyas

30. People in this caste were defenders of the kingdom

31. Kshatriyas

32. Define Edict

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

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

35. Justice

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

37. Security

38. Many of Ashoka’s edicts are influenced by this.

39. Buddhism

40. Give an example of a “general welfare” edict.

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

42. Which monsoon wind brings rain? Why is this important?

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

44. Name the 3 most popular Hindu God’s

45. Brahma Vishnu Shiva

46. Who are Siddhartha Gautama and Chandragupta Maurya?

47. SG = The Buddha CM = Leader of the Mauryan Empire

48. What is enlightenment?

49. Knowing and understanding how to overcome suffering.

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

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