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Ancient India Final Review

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  • What is a subcontinent?
    A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
  • Name two rivers and one mountain range in India
    Ganges, Indus, Himalayas
  • Name the two bodies of water that border southern India
    Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
  • Gupta scholars created this number system that is still used today
    Hindu-Arabic Numerals
  • Which religion was against the harm of any living thing?
    Jainism
  • Which emperor converted from Hinduism to Jainism?
    Candragupta Maurya
  • The Ramayana was a long Indian story, also called an ____________
    Epic
  • Name of the city that was near Harappa along the Indus River
    Mohenjo Daro
  • What small island country is located just south of India?
    Sri Lanka
  • What is an alloy?
    Mixture of two or more metals
  • What is astronomy?
    The study of stars and planets
  • Name of the first Ancient Indian civilization
    Harappan
  • Which leader converted from Hinduism to Buddhism
    Ashoka
  • What is inoculation?
    Vaccination that introduces small amount of virus to recipient to build immunity.
  • How were Candragupta Maurya and Ashoka related?
    Candragupta Maurya was Ashoka's grandfather
  • Ghandi, MLK Jr, and Nelson Mandela all practiced _____________________
    Non-Violence
  • What do the Indians rely on for flooding and agriculture?
    Monsoons
  • Two main guiding principles of Buddhism
    Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths
  • Which religion practiced animal sacrifice?
    Hinduism
  • Which group developed the Sanskrit language?
    Aryans
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