This is the...Top tier of the caste system are the priests. They are the most respected and have the most power.
Brahmins
A peninsula is...
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is the Great Bath?
Ancient structure that was used as part of a bathing ritual.
What is a caste system?
A social and religious hierarchy that a person is born into and cannot change.
What is reincarnation?
The belief that the soul is reborn after death.
What is Buddhism?
Religion still practiced in Asia founded by Siddartha Guatama.
What is Dharma?
The act of living a life of selflessness, respect, and good conduct.
A civilization has...(tell 4 things)
Has an organized government, culture, religion and a writing system.
What are the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Two of the world’s earliest major cities. These cities were carefully planned with main streets, side streets, and a wall surrounding each neighborhood.
Hinduism is...
The oldest religion in the world.
What is a subcontinent?
Large landmass that is part of a continent, but separated from it by a geographic feature like a mountain range.
What is Varnas?
The classes included in the caste system.
In the caste system, these people performed undesirable jobs. They did not belong to any varna. They were outcasts and may have worked as day laborers.
Dalits: Untouchables
Included in the caste system right under the Brahmins (priests). They were warriors who ran the government and army.
Kshatriyas
A strong wind that blows one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer is called a ...
monsoon
In the caste system, the people had few rights: manual laborers and servants. Located at the bottom of the caste system, just above the Dalits (Untouchables)
Sudra
Who were the Aryans?
A group of people from central Asia who began settling in the region of the Harappan civilization after its collapse.
What is Vedas? (Part of the caste system OR Book of knowledge in the Hindu religion?)
Book of knowledge in the Hindu religion
What is a granary used for?
A storage house for grains.
What is the Eight Fold Path? Tell 2 things listed on this.
Buddhist teaching about the way to achieve nirvana - The right... mindfulness, view, intention, concentration, effort, livlihood, action, speech
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
The highest mountain range in the world. It separates India from the rest of Asia.
Sanskrit is...
A written language developed by the Aryans to record sacred songs, poems and prayers.
In the caste system, these were the common people: merchants, craftsmen, landowners, skilled workers. Located just under the Kshatriyas (army).
Vaisyas