1. Ancient India Review

2. A person’s personal duty, based on the individual’s place in society is known as ____________________.
Dharma

3. The Gupta Empire thrived through the trades of good, such as _________.
The ___________ are a group not shown on the diagram, and would appear below the Sudras
gold
Untouchables

4. According to the diagram The _________ were the least respected in the Indian society
Sudra

5. The Caste system emerged in India under the ____________ Empire.
The Vaisyas are known as ___________
Aryan
Common people

6. The Caste that contains warriors and rulers Is_____________.
Brahmins are the _________ group in the Caste system.
Kshatriyas
smallest

7. What determined a person’s job, social group, and even who they would marry in early India? _____________
India’s ancient people relied on three major rivers for _________, __________ and _______
A person’s Caste
farming
trade
transportation

8. Bhagavad Gita
The ____________ __________ is a section of the Mahabarata that talks about doing one’s duty.

9. Explaining the idea of ___________ was an important contribution of the ______ period.
infinity
Gupta
zero
The symbol ________ was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science

10. An epic poem that is about a ruler who rescues his captured wife, and grew to about 25,000 verses.
_______________.
Ramayana

11. What is the longest poem ever written, in any language?
______________.
Mahabarata

12. BONUS ROUND! Four Noble Truths
Life is full of suffering, is one of the ________________.
Four Noble Truths
The one and only way to improve ones Caste is through________________
Reincarnation

13. BONUS ROUND! Siddhartha Gautama is also known as ________________.
Buddha

14. An embalmed body tightly wrapped in long strips of cloth.
Mummy

15. A diagram of Egypt’s social classes has the shape of a _______________.
Pyramid

16. The chief god of the Egyptians.
Re (Ray)

17. Forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples.
Tributes

18. The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was the act of _________.
Embalming

19. The pharaoh appointed ____________, or elected officials, to collect tax payments of grain from farmers.
bureaucrats

20. The Egyptians willingly served their pharaoh because they believed the pharaoh had an _________.
afterlife

21. From about 3100 B.C. to 332 B.C., a series of 30 _________ ruled Egypt.
Dynasties

22. The pharaoh who tried to give Egypt a new religion.
Amenhoptep

23. This class was made up traders, artisans, and scribes
Middle class

24. An Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead.
Osiris

25. Head of the ancient Egyptian government and religion.
Pharaoh

26. Egyptians studied this to learn how to obtain life after death.
Book of the Dead

27. Social class made up of priests and nobles.
Upper Class

28. Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal.
Sphinx

29. The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the ____ period.
Old Kingdom

30. A line of rulers from one family
dynasty

31. A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh.
Pyramid

32. Ancient Egyptians lived along this river. It is the longest
Ancient Egyptians lived along this river. It is the longest. river in the world.
Nile River

33. The fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.
delta

34. A pole with a bucket and counterweight used especially in Egypt for raising water.
shadoof

35. A plant that grew near the Nile River and was processed to make strips for Egyptians to write on.
Papyrus

36. A writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians made of pictures and sound symbols.
hieroglyphics

37. This isolated the Ancient Egyptians from outside invaders.
desert

38. A government by religious leaders.
Theocracy

39. The Nile delta is located in this area.
Lower Egypt

40. The southern part of ancient Egypt is called ______
Upper Egypt

41. A successful female ruler of Ancient Egypt who wore a false beard.
Hatshepsut

42. The kingdom that was located in present day Sudan.
Kush

43. A child pharaoh famous because his tomb was found intact in 1922.
King Tutankhamen

44. A ruler in the New Kingdom who reigned for 66 years.
Ramses II

45. Egyptian arts and architecture thrived during the _____________.
Middle Kingdom

46. The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory.
New Kingdom

47. ______ was the first king of a united Egypt.
Menes

48. The double crown symbolized____
A united Egypt

49. The ______ helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone

50. In what direction does the Nile River flow?
South to North

51. What s a tall four sided pillar that is pointed on the top?
Obelisk

52. You will do great!!