1. Flashcards for India Quiz

2. A Large landmass, such as India, that is smaller than a continent.

3. Subcontinent

4. Holy River

5. Ganges

6. Mountain Ranges that are located on the northern borders of India

7. Himalayas

8. One of the largest cities of the civilization in the Indus River Valley

9. Mohenjo-Daro

10. The two major religions in Ancient India

11. Hinduism and Buddhism

12. Holy book for Hinduism

13. Vedas

14. Hinduism had how many main gods

15. 3

16. Early group of people who moved to India c. 1500 B.C.E

17. Aryans

18. The belief that each person has many lives

19. Reincarnation

20. The belief that the deeds of a person affect what he or she will be in the next life

21. Karma

22. A social hierarchy in Ancient India based on someone’s job

23. Caste System

24. Religion based on the teachings of Buddha

25. Buddhism

26. The man who became known as the Buddha

27. Siddhartha Gautama

28. The Buddhist concept of a state of being where suffering ends

29. Nirvana

30. The teachings of Buddha

31. Dharma

32. The caste made up of Priests, Scholars, and teachers

33. Brahmin or Brahmana

34. Caste make up of Merchants and farmers

35. Vaisya

36. Caste made up of warriors

37. Ksatriya

38. Caste made of artisans and laborers

39. Sudra

40. Group of people not even considered part of the caste system.

41. Untouchables

42. A leader who used ahisma/non- violence to fight British Rule

43. Gandhi

44. The number system that was first used in India and first to use zero

45. Decimal System

46. Hindu god knows as the destroyer

47. Shiva

48. Believing in more than one god

49. Polytheistic

50. Form of exercise started in India

51. Yoga

52. Buddhists believed in the 4________ ____________

53. Noble truths