Ancient India Jeopardy Jeopardy Scoring Sheet Vocabulary Terms

Ancient India Jeopardy!

Jeopardy Scoring Sheet

Vocabulary Terms Hinduism Buddhism The People of India $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

Bonus Round Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4

CLUES

Vocabulary Terms $100 What is a strong wind that blows in one direction one season and another direction the other season? ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $200 The written language of the Aryan people; still an official language of India today. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $300 A state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth (Smells kind of like teen spirit…) ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $400 Short repeated prayers (often written on prayer flags). ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $500 A government ruled by a religious leader. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $100 An animal considered very sacred to Indians. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $200 A ritual during this holiday invited people of all castes to throw colored dye and water on one another. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $300 The Hindu calendar bases its festivals and holidays off of this natural occurrence. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $400 The Universal Spirit. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $500 Every 12 years this pilgrimage takes place; broke the World Record for most people at a single event. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $100 Siddhartha Gautama, also known as this, reached Enlightenment while sitting under a tree. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $200 Leader of the government in Tibet, this man is the 14 th ruler of his kind in history. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $300 If one follows this, according to the Buddha, you will be able to achieve nirvana. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $400 This type of Buddhism sees Buddha as a god who came to save his people. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $500 This word, meaning “meditation, ” describes a form of Buddhism. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $100 The lowest class on the Indian social class pyramid. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $200 Girls were taught at home. Boys were taught by special tutors, known as these. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $300 Originally from central Asia, these herders settled in the Indus River Valley after the Harappans left. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $400 The early Indians lived in two main cities. Harappa was one of them, name the other. ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $500 The early Indian societies were advanced for their time, especially when it came to their houses. Name one advancement they had (some not even all of us have today…) ANSWER BACK TO BOARD

ANSWERS

Vocabulary Terms $100 Monsoon BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $200 Sanskrit BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $300 Nirvana BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $400 Mantras BACK TO BOARD

Vocabulary Terms $500 Theocracy BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $100 Cattle (Cows) BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $200 Festival of Holi BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $300 Phases of the Moon BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $400 Brahman BACK TO BOARD

Hinduism $500 The Kumbh Mela BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $100 The Buddha BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $200 Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $300 The Eightfold Path BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $400 Mahayana Buddhists BACK TO BOARD

Buddhism $500 Zen BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $100 Sudra BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $200 Gurus BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $300 Aryans BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $400 Mohenjo-Daro BACK TO BOARD

The People of India $500 Wells, Inside Bathrooms, Drains, Garbage Disposals BACK TO BOARD

Bonus Round • Buddhist mind puzzles that questioned logical thought were known as these. Back

Bonus Round • Considered the greatest king in India’s history. Back

Bonus Round Lama who leads the religion in Tibet. Back

Bonus Round • Name one Hindu god. Scoring Sheet

Reference: Ancient India Jeopardy! By Allison Tomkowski Original Template by Abi May