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GeographyVocabulary Religion This & That!!

Society & Culture

Large landmass that is smaller than a

continent

What is subcontinent?

Seasonal wind pattern that brings wet and

dry seasons

What is a monsoon?

India is located in the following continent,

____________

What is Asia?

The _____________ mountains provided

India the protection it needed to grow as an ancient civilization.

What are the Himalaya Mountains?

Harappan civilization developed along the __________ River.

What is Indus River?

People who work to spread their religious

beliefs

Who are missionaries?

The science of working with metals

What is metallurgy?

The study of stars and planets

What is astronomy?

Injecting a small dose of a virus to help

someone build up a defense to a disease

What is an inoculation?

Numbers we use today

What are Hindu-Arabic numerals?

A state of perfect peace

What is nirvana?

T or FThe Buddha or

“Enlightened One” believed deeply in the

caste system.

What is false, false and oh yeh, FALSE!

The process of rebirth

What is reincarnation?

__________________ is the largest religion in

India today.

What is Hinduism?

King Asoka, a strong ruler, eventually swore

that he would not launch any more wars

of conquest for this reason.

What is … he converted to Buddhism?

Name the civilization that developed along the Indus

River.

What is the Harappan civilization?

T or FArchaeologists have found the “ruins” of only one city of the

Harappan civilization.

What is false?

Name the two main cities of the “found”

Harappan civilization.

What are Harappa and Mohenjo Daro?

Name at least two major

accomplishments of the Harappan

civilization.

What are - indoor plumbing, well

planned cities (grids), housing, dams and

canals for irrigation, and domesticated

animals?

Categorize Indian achievements.

•Art –temples, paintings, sculptures (religious based

especially) •Science – metalworking,

medicine, math, astronomy

•Literature – religious, other Sanskrit writings

Indian society was divided into groups

based upon a person’s birth, wealth, and

occupation. What type of system is that?

What is the caste system?

T or FYou were able to move

freely within the various castes.

What is false?

At the top of the caste system were _______.

Who are priests?

Hindus believe every person has a soul, or __________ that will eventually join with

Brahman.

What is atman?

If _________ helped preserve the caste system in India,

________ was opposed to it.

Hindus preserved the caste system, while

Buddhists were opposed to it.