Ancient India Review

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Ancient India Review
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• A persons personal duty, based on the
  individuals place in society is known as
  ____________________.

Dharma
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• The Gupta Empire thrived through the trades of
  good, such as _________.
• The ___________ are a group not shown on the
  diagram, and would appear below the Sudras

gold
Untouchables
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• According to the diagram The _________ were the
  least respected in the Indian society

Sudra
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• The Caste system emerged in India under the
  ____________ Empire.
• The Vaisyas are known as ___________

Aryan
Common people
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• The Caste that contains warriors and rulers
• Is_____________.
• Brahmins are the _________ group in the Caste
  system.

Kshatriyas
smallest
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• What determined a persons job, social group, and
  even who they would marry in early India?
  _____________
• Indias ancient people relied on three major
  rivers for _________, __________ and _______

A persons Caste
farming
trade
transportation
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Bhagavad Gita

• The ____________ __________ is a section of the
  Mahabarata that talks about doing ones duty.

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• Explaining the idea of ___________ was an
  important contribution of the ______ period.

infinity
Gupta
zero
The symbol ________ was an Indian invention that
had a great impact on the study of mathematics
and science
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• An epic poem that is about a ruler who rescues
  his captured wife, and grew to about 25,000
  verses.
• _______________.

Ramayana
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• What is the longest poem ever written, in any
  language?
• ______________.

Mahabarata
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BONUS ROUND!

• Life is full of suffering, is one of the
  ________________.

Four Noble Truths
The one and only way to improve ones Caste is
through________________
Reincarnation
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BONUS ROUND!

• Siddhartha Gautama is also known as
  ________________.

Buddha
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An embalmed body tightly wrapped in long strips
of cloth.
Mummy
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A diagram of Egypts social classes has the shape
of a _______________.
Pyramid
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The chief god of the Egyptians.
Re (Ray)
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Forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered
peoples.
Tributes
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The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaohs
body from decomposing was the act of _________.
Embalming
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The pharaoh appointed ____________, or elected
officials, to collect tax payments of grain from
farmers.
bureaucrats
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The Egyptians willingly served their pharaoh
because they believed the pharaoh had an
_________.
afterlife
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From about 3100 B.C. to 332 B.C., a series of 30
_________ ruled Egypt.
Dynasties
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The pharaoh who tried to give Egypt a new
religion.
Amenhoptep
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This class was made up traders, artisans, and
scribes
Middle class
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An Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of
the afterlife, the underworld and the dead.
Osiris
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Head of the ancient Egyptian government and
religion.
Pharaoh
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Egyptians studied this to learn how to obtain
life after death.
Book of the Dead
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Social class made up of priests and nobles.
Upper Class
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Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and
the head of another animal.
Sphinx
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The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the
____ period.
Old Kingdom
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A line of rulers from one family
dynasty
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A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh.
Pyramid
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Ancient Egyptians lived along this river. It is
the longest. river in the world.
Nile River
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The fan shaped area of silt near where a river
flows into the sea.
delta
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A pole with a bucket and counterweight used
especially in Egypt for raising water.
shadoof
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A plant that grew near the Nile River and was
processed to make strips for Egyptians to write
on.
Papyrus
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A writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians
made of pictures and sound symbols.
hieroglyphics
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This isolated the Ancient Egyptians from outside
invaders.
desert
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A government by religious leaders.
Theocracy
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The Nile delta is located in this area.
Lower Egypt
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The southern part of ancient Egypt is called
______
Upper Egypt
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A successful female ruler of Ancient Egypt who
wore a false beard.
Hatshepsut
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The kingdom that was located in present day Sudan.
Kush
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A child pharaoh famous because his tomb was found
intact in 1922.
King Tutankhamen
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A ruler in the New Kingdom who reigned for 66
years.
Ramses II
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Egyptian arts and architecture thrived during the
_____________.
Middle Kingdom
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The period during which Egypt reached the height
of its power and glory.
New Kingdom
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______ was the first king of a united Egypt.
Menes
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The double crown symbolized____
A united Egypt
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The ______ helped historians understand
hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
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In what direction does the Nile River flow?
South to North
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What s a tall four sided pillar that is pointed
on the top?
Obelisk
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