chapter5

Question 1

subcontinent

Answer 1

is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

Question 2

monsoons

Answer 2

are seasonal, wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons

Question 3

sanskrit

Answer 3

is the most important language of ancient India

Question 4

caste system

Answer 4

a caste system divided Indian society into groups based on person’s birth, wealth, or occupation

Question 5

hinduism

Answer 5

is the largest religion in India today

Question 6

reincarnation

Answer 6

is the process of rebirth

Question 7

karma

Answer 7

are the effects that good or bad acassions have on a person’s soul

Question 8

jainism

Answer 8

is based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira

Question 9

nonviolence

Answer 9

is the avoidance of violent actions

Question 10

fasting

Answer 10

is going without food

Question 11

meditation

Answer 11

is the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas

Question 12

the Buddha

Answer 12

is the Enlightened One

Question 13

Buddhism

Answer 13

is a religion based on the teaching of the Buddha

Question 14

nirvana

Answer 14

is a state of perfect peace

Question 15

missionaries

Answer 15

are people who work to spread their religious beliefs

Question 16

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 16

is the military leader who took control of all of northern India

Question 17

Asoka

Answer 17

is Chandragupta’s grandson

Question 18

Candra Gupta ll

Answer 18

is the one who took the throne to India

Question 19

metallurgy

Answer 19

is the science of working with metals

Question 20

alloys

Answer 20

are mixtures of two or more metals

Question 21

Hindu-Arabic numerals

Answer 21

are the numbers we use today

Question 22

inoculation

Answer 22

is injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a diseases

Question 23

astronomy

Answer 23

is the study of stars and planets