Name: _______________________________ Chapter 3

Period: _____ Ancient India

Section 1 (pp. 52-55)

1a. monsoons -__________________________________________________

b. citadel -____________________________________________________

3a. In what ways did the physical setting of the Indus River valley encourage the
growth of civilization? ________________________________________________
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b. What evidence suggests that people of the Indus River valley had contact with
other early civilizations?
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Section 2 (pp. 56-59)

1a. raja - ___________________________________________________________

2a. Indo-Aryans - ____________________________________________________

b. Vedas -___________________________________________________________

c. Sanskrit - _________________________________________________________

d. Vedic Age ________________________________________________________

e. Brahmins -________________________________________________________

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4b. Why might the Indo-Aryans have created strict rules governing marriage
among the different social orders?
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Section 3 (pp. 60-65)

1a. epics - ________________________________________________________

b. caste system - _________________________________________________

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c. varnas - _______________________________________________________

d. monism _______________________________________________________

e. maya (use definition #2): _________________________________________

f. reincarnation - __________________________________________________

g. nirvana - _______________________________________________________

h. polytheistic - ____________________________________________________

2a. Upanishads - ____________________________________________________

b. Bhagavad Gita -
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c. Siddhartha Gautama -
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4a. Which elements of Indian religion seem most clearly reflected in the Indian
social structure?
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b. In what ways can Hinduism be considered monistic?

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 Section 4 (pp. 66-68)

1a. Chandragupta Maurya -

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b. Asoka -
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c. Chandra Gupta II -
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3b. Why might the period of early Gupta rule be called a "golden age" in India?
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Section 5 (pp. 69-71)

1a. polygyny (polygamy) - ____________________________________________

b. suttee -
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c. inoculation -
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2a. Panchatantra - __________________________________________________

b. Nalanda - _____________________________________________________

c. Aryabhata - ____________________________________________________

4a. What limitations were imposed on Indian women during the Gupta period?

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b. Describe the major literary contributions of the Gupta period.

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