India Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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Concept of duty

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Dharma

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2
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Long narrative poem

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Epics

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3
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Totaled amount of good and bad deeds

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Karma

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4
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Leader of the tribe

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Rajah

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5
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The process by which a soul is continuously born

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Reincarnation

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6
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Caste

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Varna

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7
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The releases from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment

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Nirvana

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8
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Mounded stone structures built over holy relics

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Stupa

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9
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Occupation within a Varna/caste

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Jati

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10
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3rd largest religion in the world

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Hinduism

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11
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4th largest religion in the world

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4th

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12
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Most popular religion in India

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Hinduism

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13
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______ percent of India practice Hinduism

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80

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14
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The four noble truths say that all life is ______

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Sacred

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15
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You can end suffering by following the ________

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Eightfold path

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16
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Main 3 Hindu gods

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Brahma-creator
Siva-destroyer
Vishnu-preserver

17
Q

I Jainism how are bugs protected

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Sweeping path with broom

18
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Three countries that make up Indian subcontinent

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India, Bangladesh, Pakistan

19
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Christianity or Judaism started first?

20
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Which religion started first Hinduism or Buddhism?

21
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Why did the Aryana settle in the Indus River Valley

22
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Most people in India are ___

23
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To Aryans wealth is measured in____

24
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Language of the Aryans

25
Two great epics of India literature
Mahabharata, an Ramayana
26
Why is Asoka important to Buddhism?
Sent Buddhist missionaries
27
Geography of India
Subcontinent, monsoons
28
How does karma affect an individual
Determine how they are reborn
29
Born into royalty, left family, to find end of suffering
Siddhartha Gautama
30
Least likely want to be part of the _____ caste
Pariahs
31
Most likely would want to be part of the ___ caste
Brahmans
32
They believe in non-violence
Ahimsa