Ch 3 Ancient India (hindu)

Question 0

What mountains separated India from asia?

Answer 0

Himalayas

Khyber pass

Question 1

India is separated from ______ by mountains

Answer 1

Asia

Question 2

The mountains that separated India and Asia was difficult for __________ and invaders to enter India

Answer 2

Immigrants

Question 3

_________- flows to more fertile valley

Answer 3

Ganges

Question 4

______- flows into drier plains

Answer 4

Indus

Question 5

__________ is 29,029 ft and is the highest mt in the world

Answer 5

Mt Everest

Question 6

The Indus and Ganges flow into the _____________

Answer 6

Indo gangetic plain

Question 7

_________- a high plateau region south of rivers

Answer 7

Deccan

Question 8

_________- mt range along the western coastal plains

Answer 8

Western ghats

Question 9

_________- mts mark the eastern Deccan

Answer 9

Eastern ghats

Question 10

What are the 2 bodies of water in India?

Answer 10

Arabian sea

Bay of bengal

Question 11

________- winds that mark seasons in india

Answer 11

Monsoons

Question 12

_____ season- NE monsoons

Answer 12

Dry

Question 13

In the dry season, what is the time frame

Answer 13

November to march

Question 14

What direction do the winds blow in dry season

Answer 14

N and NE

Question 15

_____ season- SW seasons

Answer 15

Wet

Question 16

What is the time frame for wet season

Answer 16

Mid june to october

Question 17

In the wet season ____ winds carry warm moist air from the _______ ocean

Answer 17

SW

Indian

Question 18

Temperatures range from mild on the coast to _____F in the plains

Answer 18

120

Question 19

______ age- named for Vedas

Answer 19

Vedic

Question 20

_______- early religious literature

Answer 20

Vedas

Question 21

__________- nomadic people from North of the Black and Caspian sea

Answer 21

Early indo aryans

Question 22

The early indo aryans _______ animals and became ________ when they settled

Answer 22

Herded

Farmers

Question 23

The early indo aryans formed ___________ states or territories

Answer 23

Independent

Question 24

______- chief, military leader, law maker, and judge

Answer 24

Raja

Question 25

The indo aryan and earlier inhabitants had __________ and ___________ differences

Answer 25

Physical | Social

Question 26

The indo aryan migrants were _______ skinned and ________ people

Answer 26

Light | Nomadic

Question 27

Social structures _________ -> merchant/traders -> ____________

Answer 27

Warriors/priests | Farmers/servants

Question 28

The indus valley people were ______ skinned

Answer 28

Dark

Question 29

The indus valley people settled ___________

Answer 29

Communties

Question 30

The indus valley people were taken over by the ___________

Answer 30

Indo aryans

Question 31

Marriage was an important institution and it was limited between ______________

Answer 31

Social classes

Question 32

Who arranged marriage ceromonies

Answer 32

Parents

Question 33

Marriages by _________ or capture

Answer 33

Purchase

Question 34

Marriages for ______ possible

Answer 34

Love

Question 35

What crops is farming

Answer 35

Wheat and barley

Question 36

The indo aryans used irrigation to grow _______

Answer 36

Rice

Question 37

Poor transportation made ________ difficult

Answer 37

Trade

Question 38

The indo aryans used ________ was used not coina

Answer 38

Bartering

Question 39

_________ was the indo aryan language that spreadout through india

Answer 39

Sanskrit

Question 40

The _______________ was a complex social organization that began after indo aryan migration

Answer 40

Caste system

Question 41

________ was the 4 distinct social classes

Answer 41

Varnas

Question 42

The _______ was smaller subgroups

Answer 42

Jati

Question 43

In the jati there are _____ main rules

Answer 43

3

Question 44

Jati rules: 1) born into your parents ________ 2) could only marry within your subgroup 3) your subgroup decides your _____ and who you could ____ with

Answer 44

Subgroup Job Eat

Question 45

Today government has abolished the caste system but remains an influential part of _______ society

Answer 45

Indian

Question 46

___________- written explanation of vectic religion | Most people _______

Answer 46

Upanishads | Illiterate

Question 47

_________ is the india's major religion and world's 3rd largest religion

Answer 47

Hinduism

Question 48

A _______ priest's explanation of the vedas developed Hinduism

Answer 48

Brahmin

Question 49

________ is the belief in the unity of god and creation

Answer 49

Monism

Question 50

________ is the divine essence that fills everything in the world

Answer 50

Brahman

Question 51

Self of _______ - individual essence

Answer 51

Atman

Question 52

The hindus believe in ________ which is the belief that the world is an illusion

Answer 52

Maya

Question 53

People need to accept the illusion to gain __________(maya)

Answer 53

Salvation

Question 54

What is the belief of the rebirth of souls

Answer 54

Reincarnation

Question 55

A soul doesn't die, but it is _______ into the body of another human or animal

Answer 55

Reborn

Question 56

Hindus believe it takes many lifetime to recognize _____ and that requires to go through __________

Answer 56

Maya | Reincarnation

Question 57

Hindu god is ________

Answer 57

Brahma

Question 58

Brahma can be represented as many ______

Answer 58

Gods

Question 59

Brahma is known as brahma ________________

Answer 59

The creator

Question 60

Brahma is known as ________ the preserver

Answer 60

Vishnu

Question 61

Brahma is known as ________ the destroyer

Answer 61

Siva

Question 62

Brahma =

Answer 62

Creator

Question 63

Vishnu =

Answer 63

Preserver

Question 64

Siva =

Answer 64

Destroyer

Question 65

Other gods of brahma are represented as ________ of trees, ______, and people

Answer 65

Spirits | Animals

Question 66

Hindus are _______

Answer 66

Monistic

Question 67

_________ is doing one's moral duty in this life so the soul can advance to the next

Answer 67

Dharma

Question 68

_________ is the good or bad force created by a person's action

Answer 68

Karma

Question 69

Because of karma you may be reborn into a higher ______ group or lower or possible into a ________

Answer 69

Social | Animal

Question 70

________ is the perfect peace of the soul

Answer 70

Nirvana

Question 71

What happens when reincarnation is complete and the soul unites w brahman

Answer 71

Nirvana

Question 72

________ is a set of mental and physical exercises to bring the body and soul together (hindu)

Answer 72

Yoga

Question 73

Origins of _______ - to honor returning seasons (hindu)

Answer 73

Festivals

Question 74

Sacred animals | Ex. ______

Answer 74

Cows

Question 75

Cows provided power for ______ and carts

Answer 75

Plows

Question 76

Cows produced _______ and ________ for food

Answer 76

Butter | Milk

Question 77

Cows were protected by ______

Answer 77

Law