Welcome!The Topic For Today Is…

The Tools of HistoryGeography and

Indian LifeBuddhism and India’s Golden

Age

Origins of Buddhism

The Legacy of India

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Topic 1: 200• Question: True or False?• The monsoons cause winters to be dry and

summers rainy.• Answer• True

Topic 1: 400• Question: • The Saraswati River probably dried up

because of _______?• Answer• Earthquakes

Topic 1: 600• Question: • Where did the Harappan civilization probably

conduct religious rituals?• Answer• Public Baths

Topic 1: 800• Question: People studying the past knew the

Harappan had strong leaders because ______.• A. They had a high standard of living• B. The cities showed planning and

organization.• Answer• B. The cities showed planning and

organization.

Topic 1: 1000• Question:• Who is the Indian prince who founded

Buddhism; also know as Buddha?• A. Asoka• B. Siddhartha Guatama

• Answer• B. Siddhartha Guatama

Topic 2: 200• Question:• What is a large landmass that is part of a

continent but considered a separate landform?

• Answer• subcontinent

Topic 2: 400• Question:• What do Buddhists and Hindus have in

common?

• Answer• A belief in reincarnation

Topic 2: 600• Question:• Under which ruler did India’s “golden age”

take place; Chandra Gupta II or Mohandas Gandhi?

• Answer• Chandra Gupta II

Topic 2: 800• Question:• What were the collected teachings of

Buddhism called?

• Answer• dharma

Topic 2: 1000• Question:• What are the four categories of the caste

system?

• Answer:• Brahmin• Ksatriya• Vaisya• Sudra

Topic 3: 200• Question: True or False?• A social class that a person belongs to at birth

is called reincarnation.

• Answer :• False, it’s called caste.

Topic 3: 400• Question:• The high mountain range that extends

through northern Italy is called __________?

• Answer• Himalayas

Topic 3: 600• Question:• What is the most important text of Hinduism?• Is it the Eightfold Path or the Bhagavad Gita?

• Answer• The Bhagavad Gita

Topic 3: 800• Question:• What is one reason why the Aryans are

important to India’s history?

• Answer• Their practices developed into Hinduism and

the caste system.

Topic 3: 1000• Question:• What is the name of the greatest Maurya king

whose reign began in 269 B.C.• A. Asoka• B. Mohandas Gandhi• C. Siddhartha Guatama

• Answer• Asoka

Topic 4: 200• Question: The belief in non violence is called

______.• Answer• ahimsa

Topic 4: 400• Question: True or False• The mountain range along the northwestern

border of India is called the Himalayas.• Answer• False, it is called Hindu Kush

Topic 4: 600• Question:• The sum of a person’s actions in this life which

determine his or her fate in the next life is• A. nirvana• B. karma• C. dharma• Answer• karma

Topic 4: 800• Question: The numerals used in the United States and

western Europe, which were originated in India were _______

• Answer• Hindu-Arabic numerals

Topic 4: 1000• Question:• What was the early religion of the Aryans in

Ancient India?• Answer• Brahmanism

Topic 5: 200• Question:• What is a seasonal wind called in a region,

especially southern Asia?• Answer• monsoon

Topic 5: 400• Question:• Who is the leader who used nonviolence to

oppose the British rule of India?• Answer• Mohandas Gandhi

Topic 5: 600• Question: True or False• The name of an ancient Indian culture dating

back to 2500 B.C. is Brahmanism.• Answer• False, it’s Harappan Civilization

Topic 5: 800• Question:• Who were the Untouchables and what was

their job:• Answer• They were a group of people who were

considered outside the caste system. They were sweepers and movers of dead bodies.

Topic 5: 1000• Question: Who were the people in the

Brahmin caste.

• Answer• They were priests, scholars, and teachers.