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Social Studies India Study Guide

Social Studies India Study Guide. By Duncan Winburn. Vocabulary. Subcontinent – a big piece of land that is smaller than a continent but bigger than a country Monsoon – winds that cause wet and non-wet seasons Sanskrit – the most important language in India

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Social Studies India Study Guide

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  1. Social Studies India Study Guide By Duncan Winburn

  2. Vocabulary • Subcontinent – a big piece of land that is smaller than a continent but bigger than a country • Monsoon – winds that cause wet and non-wet seasons • Sanskrit – the most important language in India • The Vedas – India ritual / spiritual texts

  3. Vocabulary • Caste – a system that divided the people in the Indian society by their birth or occupation • Reincarnation – the process of being reborn • Meditation – the act of focusing your mind on spiritual things • Ascetic – a person who believes you need to get rid of all desires

  4. Vocabulary • Epic – deep stories and poems • Metallurgy – the scientific way of handling metal • Alloys – mixtures of at least two kinds of metal • Hindu-Arabic numerals – the number system we still use • Inoculation – injecting someone with a little bit of a virus • Astronomy – studying planets and stars

  5. Describe the geography of ancient India • Why are the major landforms and rivers important? • The water helped MohenjoDaro have indoor plumbing, and because it was in a valley it must have been well protected

  6. Describe the geography of ancient India • In which modern-day country would you find the ancient Indus River Valley Civilization? • Pakistan

  7. Describe the geography of ancient India • The rivers include the Indus River. • The cities include MohenjoDaro and Harappa • The mountain ranges include the Himalayas

  8. Describe the major characteristics of the Indus River Valley cities like MohenjoDaro and Harappa • MohenjoDaro created indoor plumbing • Both cities were well planned • Both were near a huge fortress • Using these fortresses, people could defend their city

  9. Compare and contrast Aryan society to Harappan society • Both thrived for a while • The Aryan wrote vedas while the Harappan did not • Both civilizations eventually developed writing

  10. Describe each of the Varnas in the Indian Caste system • The Brahmins were priests. They were the highest caste. • The Kshatriyas were warriors and rulers. • The Vaisyas were traders, farmers and craftspeople. • The Sudras were servants and workers • The Untouchables were below everyone else. The other people weren’t supposed to talk to them. They didn’t really belong to any caste. Another name for this group is Pariahs.

  11. What is Hinduism, and how did it develop? • Hinduism is a blend of religious ideas, based on the ancient religious texts like Upanishads and Vedas. • When these ideas combined, Hinduism was formed.

  12. What is Jainism • Jainism is a religion that developed around non-violence • Because of their beliefs, some people try not to hurt anything. Because of this some people have gone vegetarian because they don’t want to kill animals.

  13. Detail the main events in Prince Siddhartha Gautama’s life • Siddhartha gave up being a prince and became a monk when he saw human suffering when he was 29 • He wanted answers about true life, but no one could help him • He meditated under a tree on a hill until he became enlightened and became the Buddha • He spread his findings and Buddhism was born • He also created the four noble truths and the eight-fold path

  14. What is Buddhism • Buddhism is another blend of religious beliefs • Buddhism taught that you had to give up all desires before you can reach enlightenment • Buddhism also believes in non-violence

  15. What is the Mauryan Empire? What religion is it help to spread? • The Mauryan Empire was led by CanderguptaMaurya • It’s ruler was very military minded • He took control over all of northern India • When he did that, he founded the Mauryan Empire • First it spread Hinduism, then it spread Buddhism, then it spread Hinduism again

  16. What was the Gupta Dynasty? How did it differ from the Mauryan Empire? • 500 years later, Candra Gupta the First took over, and thus began the Gupta Dynasty • Differing from the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta Dynasty mostly believed in Hinduism.

  17. Why was the Gupta Dynasty called the Golden Age • Because the Gupta Dynasty prospered so much, and everything about it strengthened

  18. Name two significant epics of Indian literature. Why are they important? • They are the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. • The Mahabharata is one of the worlds longest writings. It is about two families fighting for control of a kingdom. • The Ramayana is a story that helps us learn about an Indian god named Vishnu.

  19. Describe Indian advancements in medicine and mathematics. How does this affect us today? • The very number system we still use today is called the Hindu-Arabic numerals. • They developed inoculation, which is where a doctor injects someone with a little bit of a virus to help the person learn to fight it.

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