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Unit 10 Ancient India REVIEW

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.

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Unit 10 Ancient India REVIEW

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  1. Unit 10 Ancient India REVIEW By Sameer Gupta

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Jeopardy Review • http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/May201318/game1367359726.php

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