1. Chapter 6 Ancient India

2. The Indus river valley was located in what is today….
Pakistan

3. The Indian civilization began around…
6,000 B.C

4. The Indus river begins in the snow covered mountains of…
South Asia

5. What is a subcontinent?
A large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of a continent.

6. True or False. The Indus Plain is dry and desert like
True or False? The Indus Plain is dry and desert like. During the spring flood season the river spills across it spreading fertile silt.
True

7. Give me two facts about the Himalayas
They separate much of the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia
Mt. Everest is the tallest peak standing at 29,028 feet tall

8. Name at least two bodies of water that are located around the Indian subcontinent
Arabian sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal

9. Rice Banana Black pepper Mustard
Name at least four crops that were grown in this region (Besides wheat & Barley)
Rice
Banana
Black pepper
Mustard

10. True or False: the people of Ancient India did not trade with Mesopotamians

11. What were the names of the two cities we learned about in this chapter?
Harrappa
Mohenjo-Daro

12. What did the name Mohenjo-Daro mean?
“Mound of the dead”

13. At the west end of Mohenjo-Daro stood a massive fort or….
Citadel

14. What was the name of the Ancient Indian language?
Sanskrit

15. Name one thing the planners of this city did
Dug wells throughout the city
Made manholes and sewer systems
Used bricks to pave street and build homes

16. Why do historians think these ancient cities may have been abandoned?
Earthquake

17. What does Migrate mean?
To move from one place to another to live

18. Provide three facts about Hinduism
One of the world’s oldest religions
The belief in a powerful, invisible force
It grew out of the beliefs of the Aryans
Their sacred songs are collected in the Vedas

19. True or False: The Vedas told Hindus how they should live and explained life

20. What is the caste system?
A way of organizing people into hundreds of different levels

21. What are some things that would make someone an outcaste?
Marrying against the rules of the caste
Doing a job that was not allowed by your caste

22. What is Dharma?
Laws and duties that instruct Hindus on how to live

23. True or false: Hinduism does not support the belief in more than one god and more than one way to the truth
False

24. Who was “Shiva”?
The God of time and destruction

25. Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Then young prince who gave up everything to learn the true meaning of life. He was later known as “the Buddha”

26. His parents were the king and queen of…
Kosala

27. What do you call a man who devotes his life to a religious group?
A monk

28. What is Karma?
Described by both Hindus and Buddhists as a force caused by a person’s good and bad acts

29. Buddha explained the four Noble truths to his followers and called the way to end suffering the…
Eightfold Path

30. What is the Middle Way?
This way of life was meant to be neither too strict or too easy

31. The Buddha borrowed beliefs from Hinduism. True or False?

32. THE END!
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