All I Need To Know

Question 1

The Indus and Ganges Rivers flow out of which mountain range?

Answer 1

Himalayas

Question 2

Why did so many ancient civilizations in Egypt, India, and China begin near rivers?

Answer 2

The rivers provided fertile soil for crops to grow.

Question 3

How are the Nile River Valley SIMILAR?

Answer 3

They both had annual floods each year.

Question 4

Who is responsible for bringing the caste system to India?

Answer 4

Indo-Aryans

Question 5

Which is the name for the sacred texts of Brahmanism and Hinduism?

Answer 5

Vedas

Question 6

Who was at the top of Hindu Caste System?

Answer 6

Kshatriyas

Question 7

Where did Buddhism Originate?

Answer 7

Northern India

Question 8

Who started Buddhism?

Answer 8

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 9

What religion is associated with the 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path?

Answer 9

Buddhism

Question 10

What is meditation?

Answer 10

A conscious effort to change how the mind works

Question 11

Who practices meditation?

Answer 11

Buddhists

Question 12

What is nirvana in Buddhism?

Answer 12

A place of perfect peace and happiness

Question 13

Hinduism place of origin?

Answer 13

India

Question 14

Hinduism founder?

Answer 14

Hinduism does not have one founder, but many.

Question 15

Hinduism sacred text?

Answer 15

Vedas

Question 16

Hinduism ultimate goal?

Answer 16

Moksha

Question 17

Hinduism worship?

Answer 17

Puja, at home or at a temple

Question 18

Hinduism major beliefs?

Answer 18

• Karma
• Reincarnation
• Moksha

Question 19

Buddhism place of origin?

Answer 19

India

Question 20

Buddhism founder?

Answer 20

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 21

Buddhism sacred text?

Answer 21

Sanskrit

Question 22

Buddhism ultimate goal?

Answer 22

To reach nirvana

Question 23

Buddhism worship?

Answer 23

• Devotion to Buddha

* Chanting

Question 24

Buddhism major beliefs?

Answer 24

• Theravada

* Mahayana

Question 25

Confucianism place of origin?

Answer 25

China

Question 26

Confucianism founder?

Answer 26

Kong Qiu

Question 27

Confucianism sacred text?

Answer 27

Five classics and/or Four Books

Question 28

Confucianism ultimate goal?

Answer 28

To teach Chinese people and rulers how to behave properly

Question 29

Confucianism worship?

Answer 29

Offering sacrifices to Confucius’s spirit in the Confucian temple

Question 30

Confucianism major beliefs?

Answer 30

• Natural order
• Role of each person
• Five relationships
• Education

Question 31

Taoism place of origin?

Answer 31

China

Question 32

Taoism founder?

Answer 32

Laozi

Question 33

Taoism sacred text?

Answer 33

Tao Te Ching

Question 34

Taoism ultimate goal?

Answer 34

To become one with Tao, or “The Way”

Question 35

Taoism worship?

Answer 35

Don’t worship in temples, stay balanced

Question 36

Taoism major beliefs?

Answer 36

• Tao
• Wu Wei
• Other virtues
• Related to Wu Wei
• Yin Yang

Question 37

What is Sanskrit?

Answer 37

An ancient Indie language of India

Question 38

What were some of the accomplishments of the Indian leader Asoka?

Answer 38

Conquered Kalinga, adopted Buddhism, adopted a respect, equality for all men and women

Question 39

What mathematical achievement came from ancient India?

Answer 39

Created the zero because they created decimals and decimals need zeros, geometry, vedic rulle (part of geometry)

Question 40

Artisans in India during the Gupta period are best known for their skilled use of which material?

Answer 40

Wood

Question 41

The Shang Dynasty of China mainly because:

Answer 41

Clear evidence, firmly established by the 1500’s BC.

Question 42

What is the Huang-He river called China’s Sorrow?

Answer 42

People die in the floods.