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Discovery Education
Geography of S Asia: People
History of South Asia
Segment: Migrants and Aryan Nomads
1. What were the two early cities of the first civilization, Indus Valley?
2. Description of the Indus River Valley civilization
3. What invaders came and conquered the Indus Civilization/
4. What language did they speak?
5. Describe the Aryans.
6. What gods did they believe in?
7. Where were the hymns to these gods written down?
8. Where did the Aryans expand their empire?
Segments: Dravidian Religions and the Mauryan Empire
9. What did the Aryan beliefs evolve into?
10. What new religion began to emerge in South Asia as Hinduism was evolving?
11. Briefly describe the segment on Buddhism.
12. In the 4th century B.C., how did the ruler Chandragupta establish the Mauryan
Empire?
13. Who is the grandson of Chandragupta?
14. What did the sandstone pillars erected by Ashoka list?
15. What did Ashoka adopt? How did it spread?
16. What happened to the empire after the death of the great ruler Ashoka?
17. What did Hindus begin to thing of the Buddha?
18. What happen to Buddhism in India?
Segment: The Spread of Islam, the Mogul Empire, the British Empire, and India’s
independence
19. What did Muslim traders and missionaries from SW Asia bring to India?
20. In the late 12th century, what were Hindu temples in Delhi converted to?
21. Who had gained control of the region?
22. How many different cities at Delhi did the Muslim ruler build?
23. Who built New Delhi?
24. Although many of the older cities built by the Muslim rulers are in ruins, what is
still in good condition?
25. What two important sites are in Agra?
26. What European country takes over Goa?
27. What language did the British bring to India?
28. What year did India become independent from Britain?
29. After independence, what happened to the land of India? What was it divided
into?
30. What new country did East Pakistan become?
Segment: Clothes and Customs of South Asia
31. Why are there many more children and young people than older people in South
Asia?
32. How many people live in India?
33. Describe the clothing and customs of many women in India?
34. Describe the clothing and customs for men?
35. Describe the Hindu pilgrims?