Unit 3 Study Guide-india

Question 1

Druvidians

Answer 1

People of the Deccan plateau

Question 2

Karma

Answer 2

Actions in your life that affect your next life

Question 3

Mystic

Answer 3

Person who devotes their life to spirtual truths

Question 4

Nirvana

Answer 4

Ultimate goal of buddhism

Question 5

Moksha

Answer 5

Ultimate goal of hinduism

Question 6

Caste

Answer 6

System into which you are born and cannot change

Question 7

Dharma

Answer 7

Dutites and responsibilities of the caste

Question 8

Stupas

Answer 8

Shrine that house the remains of buddha

Question 9

Monsoon

Answer 9

Seasonal wind

Question 10

Reincarnation

Answer 10

Rebirth of the soul in another form

Question 11

Subcontinent

Answer 11

Large landmass that juts out from a continent

Question 12

Ganges river(who settled in it )

Answer 12

The aryans settled in this river

Question 13

Sandscript

Answer 13

Aryan writing system

Question 14

Askoka

Answer 14

Mauryan leader who converted to buddhism

Question 15

Untouchables

Answer 15

This group was given the most impure jobs in india

Question 16

Joint family

Answer 16

Typical indian family,which included your extended family

Question 17

Describe 3 regions of india

Answer 17

Coastal plains-trade,fishing
Fertile gangetic plain
Dry Deccan plateau

Question 18

What 2 rivers have most influenced the development of india

Answer 18

Ganges and indus river

Question 19

Explain 3 unique features of mohenjo Daro and harappa

Answer 19

Both large
Hill top structures(dedicated to their gods)
Warehouse-storage for food

Question 20

Where did the aryans come from and where did they settle

Answer 20

They came from the hindu kush mt.

They settled in ganges river

Question 21

List the 6 countries on the indian subcontinent

Answer 21

India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Himalayan states of nepal
Bhutan
Sri lanka

Question 22

Who was the founder of buddhism

Answer 22

Saddharthq Gautama

Question 23

Why do hindus believe it is important to follow the path of nonviolence

Answer 23

Brahman is in everything

Question 24

Compare and contrast hinduism and buddhism

Answer 24

Similarities-reincarnation,nonviolence,released from reincarnation.
Differences-hinduism has no founder, buddhisms founder is siddhartha guatama,sacred texts of hinuism is the vedas, the sacred texts for buddhism is tripitako,

Question 25

What were the achievements of the gupta dynasty

Answer 25

Studied bones Deciamal system(use of zero) Simple surgery

Question 26

What geographic features exist in india

Answer 26

Gangetic plain Indus river Deccan plateau

Question 27

Why was the caste in india justified

Answer 27

The people were okay where they were because you could get good karma

Question 28

Vedas

Answer 28

Sacred text of hinduism