Ancient India

Question 1

Who founded Buddhism?

Answer 1

Prince Siddartha

Question 2

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

Answer 2

The Aryans

Question 3

strong seasonal winds that affect India’s climate

Answer 3

monsoon

Question 4

a social group that you are born into and cannot change

Answer 4

caste

Question 5

the prince or leader of an Ayran tribe

Answer 5

raja

Question 6

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

Answer 6

Himalaya

Question 7

the written language developed in Aryan villages

Answer 7

sanskirt

Question 8

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

Answer 8

suffering

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Brahman

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Theravadas and Mahayanas

Question 11

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

Answer 11

zero

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Ashoka

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Buddism

Question 14

Three important rivers in India:

Answer 14

1. Ganges
2. Indus Valley
3. Brahmaputra

Question 15

__________________ is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today.

Answer 15

Hinduism

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Dharma

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Karma

Question 18

the rebirth of the soul

Answer 18

reincarnation

Question 19

emotional/spiritual state of perfection and happiness

Answer 19

nirvana

Question 20

Kshatriyas

Answer 20

warriors and government officials

Question 21

Vaisyas

Answer 21

skilled craftspeople and merchants

Question 22

Brahmins

Answer 22

priests

Question 23

Most Indus Valley people worked and lived in ____________.

Answer 23

farming villages

Question 24

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

Answer 24

oven baked read bricks

Question 25

Ashoka set up ____________ government.

Answer 25

theocracy

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Gupta

Question 27

Major teachings in Buddism

Answer 27

1. Karma 2. Nirvana (no more suffering) 3. Compassion 4. 4 Noble truths 5. 8 fold path of enlightenment

Question 28

Buddist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound

Answer 28

Stupa

Question 29

the best-known section of Mahabharata

Answer 29

Bhagavad-Gita

Question 30

used trade routes to travel to holy sites

Answer 30

Pilgrim

Question 31

Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule

Answer 31

Ashoka

Question 32

founded India's first empire

Answer 32

Chandra Gupta

Question 33

Major beliefs of Hinduism

Answer 33

1. Brahman - the universal spiritual leader 2. Reincarnation - rebirth 3. Polytheism - many gods, sacred cows

Question 34

__________________ is an epic poem that is about a

Answer 34

Ramayana

Question 35

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

Answer 35

vedas

Question 36

What was life like for families in ancient India?

Answer 36

Man ruled the house

Question 37

a teacher

Answer 37

guru

Question 38

contained religious objects and served as a place of worship

Answer 38

Stupas

Question 39

sacred texts that recorded Ayran hymns, stories, poems

Answer 39

Vedas

Question 40

became known as Buddha

Answer 40

Siddhartha

Question 41

Buddist leader that acts as head of Tibet's government

Answer 41

Dalai Lama

Question 42

Describe Hindu epics

Answer 42

They taught correct and acceptable behavior through stories.

Question 43

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of ___________.

Answer 43

Asia