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Ancient India Flashcards

1
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Who founded Buddhism?

A

Prince Siddartha

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2
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The nomadic people that entered the Indus River Valley around 1500bc and founded Hinduism are ______.

A

The Aryans

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3
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strong seasonal winds that affect India’s climate

A

monsoon

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4
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a social group that you are born into and cannot change

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caste

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5
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the prince or leader of an Ayran tribe

A

raja

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6
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mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

A

Himalaya

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7
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the written language developed in Aryan villages

A

sanskirt

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8
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The Buddha believed that the only way to find the truth was to give up _______.

A

suffering

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9
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In Hinduism, the one universal spirt, or creator is called. _____.

A

Brahman

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10
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The two groups of Buddhists who spread Buddism throughout Southeast Asia…

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Theravadas and Mahayanas

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11
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The Indians invented the concept of _____________, this had an impact on math and science. Made computers possible.

A

zero

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12
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________________ was a great Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals.

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Ashoka

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13
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Ashoka was the first ruler to promote the religion of __________.

A

Buddism

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14
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Three important rivers in India:

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  1. Ganges
  2. Indus Valley
  3. Brahmaputra
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15
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__________________ is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today.

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Hinduism

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16
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the personal duty one must follow to earn a better existence in the next life

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Dharma

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17
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a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next life

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Karma

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18
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the rebirth of the soul

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reincarnation

19
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emotional/spiritual state of perfection and happiness

A

nirvana

20
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Kshatriyas

A

warriors and government officials

21
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Vaisyas

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skilled craftspeople and merchants

22
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Brahmins

A

priests

23
Q

Most Indus Valley people worked and lived in ____________.

A

farming villages

24
Q

The cities of the Indus Valley featured homes made mostly of __________________.

A

oven baked read bricks

25
Q

Ashoka set up ____________ government.

A

theocracy

26
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After the Mauryan dynasty failed __________ reunited much of Northern India.

A

Gupta

27
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Major teachings in Buddism

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  1. Karma
  2. Nirvana (no more suffering)
  3. Compassion
  4. 4 Noble truths
  5. 8 fold path of enlightenment
28
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Buddist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound

A

Stupa

29
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the best-known section of Mahabharata

A

Bhagavad-Gita

30
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used trade routes to travel to holy sites

A

Pilgrim

31
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Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule

A

Ashoka

32
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founded India’s first empire

A

Chandra Gupta

33
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Major beliefs of Hinduism

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  1. Brahman - the universal spiritual leader
  2. Reincarnation - rebirth
  3. Polytheism - many gods, sacred cows
34
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__________________ is an epic poem that is about a

A

Ramayana

35
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The earliest collection of sacred hymns, poems, and prayers in Indian culture

A

vedas

36
Q

What was life like for families in ancient India?

A

Man ruled the house

37
Q

a teacher

A

guru

38
Q

contained religious objects and served as a place of worship

A

Stupas

39
Q

sacred texts that recorded Ayran hymns, stories, poems

A

Vedas

40
Q

became known as Buddha

A

Siddhartha

41
Q

Buddist leader that acts as head of Tibet’s government

A

Dalai Lama

42
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Describe Hindu epics

A

They taught correct and acceptable behavior through stories.

43
Q

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of ___________.

A

Asia

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