Unit 10 Ancient India REVIEW
By Sameer Gupta
Vocab
 Sub-Continent - A large landmass that is smaller than a
continent.
 Monsoons - Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry
seasons.
 Sanskrit - Most popular language in Ancient India.
Vocab cont.
 Non-violence - The avoidance of performing violent acts.
 Fasting - Going without food for a certain period of time.
 Inoculation - Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to
help build up defenses to a disease.
Geography
 Physical features - Mount Everest, Deccan Plateau, Indus River,
Ganges River, Brahmaputra River.
 - Mt. Everest provides protection and deposits silt. Located in the
Himalayas. - Deccan Plateau provides desert protection and flat
land to farm. -Indus River provides water, protection, and fertile
soil. - Ganges River provides water, protection, food, and
transportation. - Brahmaputra River provides water, protection,
food, and transportation.
Leaders/Important people
 India has something called the caste system. At the top you have
Brahmins, the Kshatriya, then Vashiya , then the Shudra.
 Impact of person…
- Brahmins are the priests and scholars. They are they ones with very
high education.
- Kshatriyas are the warriors, rulers and landowners. Those are the
people who fight in wars and or own land.
-Vashiya are the merchants. Those are the people who buy, sell, and
trade goods.
- Shudra are your artists and agriculturists. Those are the poor people
who get paid to do labor work.
- Below all of them are untouchables. They don’t take part. They are
outsiders.
Leaders and important people cont.
Gandhi – Gandhi practiced non-violence. He didn’t
fight but he used his words to make compromises.
 Chandragupta Mayria – He started an empire that
lasted about 150 years. Raised an army of about
600,000 soldiers. Spread Hinduism around Empire.
Gained control of Ganges River valley.
 Asoka – Strong Warrior. Practiced Buddhism. Built
Roads in Empire.
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Contributions of Civilization
All of the achievements was achieved during the
Golden Age. This is the highest peak of India.
 Art was achieved.
 Mathematics was achieved.
 Astronomy was achieved.
 Science was achieved.
 Peace and prosperity was achieved.
 Inoculation was achieved.
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Conflict
 They weren’t battling anyone during this time
period. They were kept hidden in the Indus
valley. The Himalayas also provided protection
and kept them hidden.
 Ancient India did face flooding. The major thing
they faced was monsoons. A monsoon is
seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry
seasons.
Jeopardy Review
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