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This river flows through what are today China, India, and Pakistan.
This river flows through what are today China, India, and Pakistan.
What is the Indus River?
This allowed the people of the Indus valley to grow two crops a year.
This allowed the people of the Indus valley to grow two crops a year.
What is the climate?
One of the most holy natural features of the Indian landscape for Hindus.
One of the most holy natural features of the Indian landscape for Hindus.
What is the River Ganges? (Hindus believe that this river poured from heaven to cleanse the earth of sin.)
A large landmass that is geographically
A large landmass that is geographically
What is a subcontinent?
Based on what we have learned about three early river-valley civilizations, make a generalization about how rivers shaped the lives of the early people.
Based on what we have learned about three early river-valley civilizations, make a generalization about how rivers shaped the lives of the early people.
Open-ended
Monks were given offers from the community in return for what?
Monks were given offers from the community in return for what?
What is religious education and examples of right conduct?
The Dravidians were the earliest inhabitants of India who were then conquered by the _________.
The Dravidians were the earliest inhabitants of India who were then conquered by the _________.
Who are the Aryans?
What does the orderly layout of Mohenjo-Daro suggest?
What does the orderly layout of Mohenjo-Daro suggest?
What is that is was ruled by a strong government?
Why is little know about Harappan civilization?
Why is little know about Harappan civilization?
What is that its writing system has not yet been figured out?
Based on the information about the people who lived in Mohenjo-Daro, what conclusions can we make about these people? What evidence supports your conclusions?
Based on the information about the people who lived in Mohenjo-Daro, what conclusions can we make about these people? What evidence supports your conclusions?
Open-ended…
A very important teacher in Hinduism.
A very important teacher in Hinduism.
What is a Guru?
He taught non-violent resistance and was a leader of the Indian Independence movement.
He taught non-violent resistance and was a leader of the Indian Independence movement.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
The Aryans brought the Sanskrit language and a religion know as Brahmanism, or Vedism. We don’t know a lot about the Vedic period because…
The Aryans brought the Sanskrit language and a religion know as Brahmanism, or Vedism. We don’t know a lot about the Vedic period because…
What is that not many books have survived?
Why was it important for Hindus to do the duties expected of their caste?
Why was it important for Hindus to do the duties expected of their caste?
Hindus believe in reincarnation. By following the dharma, or instruction, of their caste, Hindus believe that people can break free of the cycle of reincarnation and escape into truth
Illustrate the cycle that the Vedas describe. What is this cycle called?
Illustrate the cycle that the Vedas describe. What is this cycle called?
What is reincarnation?
The Buddha believed that life is…
The Buddha believed that life is…
What is suffering?
The belief that what you think and do in this life will influence this life as well as the next life.
The belief that what you think and do in this life will influence this life as well as the next life.
What is Karma?
What is your understanding of what it means to be a Buddhist?
What is your understanding of what it means to be a Buddhist?
Open-ended…
Complete this cause-and-effect relationship relating to the Four Noble Truths
Complete this cause-and-effect relationship relating to the Four Noble Truths
Cause: People want too much; Effect: there is suffering in the world
How does the Buddha show that one person can affect the world?
How does the Buddha show that one person can affect the world?
He developed a set of beliefs and teachings that has influenced life in India and other Asian countries, and continues.
The Indus River begins as an icy stream high in these mountains.
The Indus River begins as an icy stream high in these mountains.
What are the Himalayas?
To move from one place to another.
To move from one place to another.
What is to migrate?
A large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of the continent.
A large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of the continent.
What is subcontinent?
In about 1500 B.C. a group of people migrated to the Indian subcontinent, bringing new ideas the region. What was the name of this group of people?
In about 1500 B.C. a group of people migrated to the Indian subcontinent, bringing new ideas the region. What was the name of this group of people?
Who are the Aryans?
What are Vedas? Who introduced them? Why were the Vedas appropriate to become the “first building blocks” of a great world religion?
What are Vedas? Who introduced them? Why were the Vedas appropriate to become the “first building blocks” of a great world religion?
The Vedas are “Books of knowledge” in which sacred Aryan songs were written down. Aryan newcomers to the subcontinent introduced them and they became the foundation of Hinduism. They explained the meaning of life, told people how to live, and said the world was ruled by gods and goddesses.
Make three generalizations about what can happen when different cultures come into contact.
Make three generalizations about what can happen when different cultures come into contact.
Open-ended
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