chapter 5

Question 1

subcontinent

Answer 1

a large land mass that is smaller than a continent

Question 2

monsoons

Answer 2

seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry climate

Question 3

sanskrit

Answer 3

the most important language of ancient India

Question 4

caste system

Answer 4

divided Indian society into groups based on a persons wealth, birth, or occupation

Question 5

hinduism

Answer 5

the largest Indian religion in India today

Question 6

reincarnation

Answer 6

the prosess of rebirth

Question 7

karma

Answer 7

the effect that good and bad actions have on bad person’s soul

Question 8

jainism

Answer 8

was based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira

Question 9

nonviolence

Answer 9

the avoidance of violent actions

Question 10

fasting

Answer 10

going with out food

Question 11

meditation

Answer 11

focusing the mind on spiritual ideas

Question 12

the Buddha

Answer 12

the enlighted one

Question 13

buddhism

Answer 13

a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha

Question 14

nirvana

Answer 14

a state of perfect peace

Question 15

missionaries

Answer 15

people who work to spread their religious belifs

Question 16

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 16

a military leader

Question 17

asoka

Answer 17

Chandragupta grandson

Question 18

candra Gupta II

Answer 18

an emporor who took the throne in india

Question 19

alloys

Answer 19

mixture of two or more metals

Question 20

metallurgy

Answer 20

the sicence of working with metal

Question 21

hindu-Arabic numerals

Answer 21

the numbers we use today are called this

Question 22

inoculation

Answer 22

to inject a small amount of a virus into you to help your body be immune to that virus

Question 23

astronomy

Answer 23

the study of stars and planets