Ancient India

The written language of the Aryans is called

• heiroglyhpics
• sanskrit
• cuneform
• Rosetta Stone

India's climate is heavily influenced by seasonal wind patterns that make it hot and humid called

• arid
• deserts
• climate change
• monsoons

India's northern border was difficult to pass because of the presence of the

• Indian Ocean
• Himalayas
• Indus River

The Harappan civilization developed along this great river/

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Indus 
• Nile

Because of it's large size and separation from the rest of Asia by mountains, India is known as a

• continent
• subcontinent 
• country
• empire

Two major religions that developed in India are

• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Hinduism and Judaism
• Judaism and Polytheism
• Monotheism and Polytheism 

The collection of Aryan religious works that include poems, hymns, and rituals are called 

• the Vedas
• the Varnas
• Book of the Dead

The Buddha's teachings were based on

• karma
• the Four Noble Truths
• the Vedas

The belief that one can be reborn many times is called

• karma
• nirvana
• reincarnation

This Indian religion opposed (was against) the Caste System

• Buddhism
• Hinduism