Ancient India

Question 1

Himalayas

Answer 1

They are the highest mountains in the world.

Question 2

Subcontinent

Answer 2

It is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

Question 3

Indus

Answer 3

It is the river which provided life for India’s civilizations.

Question 4

Monsoon

Answer 4

Are seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.

Question 5

Seal

Answer 5

They are stamped images that show pictures of humans and animals.

Question 6

Vedas

Answer 6

Are a collection of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals that were passed down orally and later written down

Question 7

Vedic

Answer 7

Is the time period around 2000 BC

Question 8

Raja

Answer 8

Is a king who rules a village and the land around it.

Question 9

Grama

Answer 9

Is a group of families that live in a community.

Question 10

Sanskrit

Answer 10

It is the most important language of ancient India.

Question 11

Brahman

Answer 11

Is the force behind everything.

Question 12

Atman

Answer 12

Is the soul or self of an individual.

Question 13

Brahmins

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They are the priests.

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Kshatriyas

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They are the rulers and warriors.

Question 15

Vaisyas

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They are farmers, craftspeople, and traders.

Question 16

Varna

Answer 16

Is the social class divisions.

Question 17

Caste system

Answer 17

Is the division of Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, and occupation.

Question 18

Untouchables

Answer 18

The group that was the lowest in the caste system.

Question 19

Hinduism

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It is the most practiced religion in India, it is based on the vedas, the upanishads, and other vedic texts.

Question 20

Brahma

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Is the creator god in Hinduism

Question 21

Shiva

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Is the destroyer god in Hinduism.

Question 22

Vishnu

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Is the preserver god in Hinduism

Question 23

Reincarnation

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Is the process of rebirth.

Question 24

Karma

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It is the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul

Question 25

Dharma

Answer 25

It is the set of spiritual duties to fulfill, it is the guidelines for living according to Hinduism.

Question 26

Moksha

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It is the release from the cycle of life.

Question 27

Yoga

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It is a series of physical and mental exercises in Hinduism.

Question 28

Sanskaras

Answer 28

They are the rites of passage to prepare a person for a certain event or for their next stage in life.

Question 29

Jainism

Answer 29

It is an ancient religion that was made up of the teachings of Mahavira.

Question 30

Non violence

Answer 30

It is the avoidance of violent actions

Question 31

Guru

Answer 31

It is a spiritual teacher

Question 32

Sikhism

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t is a monotheistic religion, the ultimate goal is to be reunited with God after death.

Question 33

Fasting

Answer 33

It is going without food

Question 34

Meditation

Answer 34

It is the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas

Question 35

Buddha

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He is the Enlightened one

Question 36

Buddhism

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It is one of the major religions of India, it follows the teachings of Buddha

Question 37

Nirvana

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It is a state of perfect peace.

Question 38

Missionaries

Answer 38

They are people who work to spread their religious beliefs

Question 39

Vassa

Answer 39

It is the rainy season

Question 40

Ramayana

Answer 40

It is a great epic poem about Rama and Sita

Question 41

Mahabharata

Answer 41

It is a great epic poem about the struggle between two families for control of the kingdom. (The Great Story of India)

Question 42

Panchatantra

Answer 42

It is a book with a collection of stories intended to teach life lessons.

Question 43

Metallurgy

Answer 43

It is the science of working with metals

Question 44

Hindu-Arab numerals

Answer 44

It is a number system based on Hindu numbers taken to Europe by the Arabs.

Question 45

Inoculation

Answer 45

It is the injection of a small dose of a virus to help people build up defenses to a disease.

Question 46

Astronomy

Answer 46

It is the study of the stars and planets.

Question 47

Harappan

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It was the civilization in India

Question 48

Aryans

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Group of people that arrived to the Indus valley from central Asia and spoke an Indo-European language.

Question 49

Mahavira

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He was an Indian prince who gave up his luxury to become a monk.

Question 50

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 50

He was the founder and religious teacher of Buddhism. He is also known as “Buddha” which means “awakened one”

Question 51

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 51

He was a great military leader in 320 BC, he conquered northern India, and was the founder of the Mauryan empire.

Question 52

Asoka

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He was the grandson of Maurya, he was a strong ruler, he extended the Mauryan Empire.

Question 53

Chandra Gupta II

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He led the Gupta Empire in 375 during its height.

Question 54

The similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism

Answer 54

Buddhism and Hinduism agree on karma, dharma, moksha and reincarnation.

Question 55

The differences between Hinduism and Buddhism

Answer 55

They are different in that Buddhism rejects the priests of Hinduism, the formal rituals, and the caste system. Buddha urged people to seek enlightenment through meditation.

Question 56

Name the social hierarchy of Ancient India.

Answer 56

There were four classes in the caste system: Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (kings, governors, and warriors), Vaishyas (cattle herders, agriculturists, artisans, and merchants), and Shudras (laborers and service providers).