Study Guide for Ancient India Test Name ________________________
1. India Vocabulary Words (all vocabulary words and definitions from the handout I gave you)
Chapter 6, Section 1; pages 194 – 201 (India’s Early Civilizations)
Essential Question: How has geography impacted the life and history of India?
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What are the 2 main mountain ranges and 2 bodies of water that acted as barriers around the subcontinent of India.
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2.
What are the 2 main rivers of the Indus River Valley?
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Definition of monsoon. ___________________________________________________
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How do the monsoons affect the climate of India – how many seasons?
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What country is the Indus River Valley in today? _______________________________
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Who were the Aryans? ____________________________________________________
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How did cattle become sacred? ______________________________________________
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Essential Question: What is the caste system and how did it influence life?
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How did the caste system dictate someone’s life? _______________________________
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Why was the caste system created? __________________________________________
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10.
List and describe the 4 varnas a.
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What group is outside the varna system? ________________________________
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Describe this group _________________________________________________
13.
What is the difference between a varna and a jaiti?
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14.
Describe the roles of men and women. _______________________________________
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Chapter 6, Section 2; pages 202 – 206 (Hinduism and Buddhism)
Essential Question: What are the basic beliefs and practices of Hinduism?
Hinduism:
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What are the Vedas? ________________________________________________
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How did Hinduism develop? _______________________________________________
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What do the Upanishads say? ______________________________________________
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How does the Upanishads describe how a person unites with Braham? ______________
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Explain reincarnation. _____________________________________________________
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Explain dharama. _______________________________________________________
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Explain karma. __________________________________________________________
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How did the varna system affect people’s lives?
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Essential Question: What are the basic beliefs and practices of Buddhism?
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The founder of Buddhism was ____________ __________________
24.
Describe Siddhartha Gautama’s early life
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One day he asked his charioteer to drive him outside the palace. What were his 4 sights? a.
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26. Shocked by these scenes, he meditated on what he saw and concluded life is
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27. Buddha taught that anyone, no matter what their social class, could find
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