Ancient India

Question 1

Teacher that leave their home to live in the forest to think or talk about religious ideas.

Answer 1

Gurus

Question 2

Writings about religious things and connections
between heavenly forces and peoples lives.

Answer 2

Upanishads

Question 3

A long story of heroes in verse. They helped
explain how people should live as Hindus.

Answer 3

Epic Poem

Question 4

The rebirth of a soul into a new body.
This happens when you die.

Answer 4

Reincarnation

Question 5

Avoiding doing any harm to any living thing. If you
break this rule you will get bad karma.

Answer 5

Ahimsa

Question 6

A set up to honor gods and goddesses.

Answer 6

Shrine

Question 7

What are the four goals in Hindus culture

Answer 7

Dharma
Well being
Pleasure
Moksha

Question 8

What are the 3 path to Moksha?

Answer 8

The way of knowledge
The way of works
The way of devotion

Question 9

Who is Shiva?

Answer 9

The destroyer to make room for more things

Question 10

Who is Vishnu?

Answer 10

The carer of the universe. Maintains Earth.

Question 11

Who is the creator of earth

Answer 11

Brahman

Question 12

What is Atman?

Answer 12

One’s eternal self. Your soul.

Question 13

What is Buddhism

Answer 13

A culture without a god. The purpose is to overcome suffering and not let other people suffer. Then to reincarnate over and over again until you have reached enlightenment which is called Nirvana.

Question 14

What do you call the result of what you did in your past life.

Answer 14

Karma

Question 15

What is dharma

Answer 15

Fulfilling your duty during life. Dharma brings good karma.

Question 16

What is moksha?

Answer 16

Liberation from the cycle of life and death.

Question 17

What is the Caste System?

Answer 17

A system that has different social classes. Your family stays in that class forever. You would eat, sleep, marry, and live in their class

Question 18

What is they highest Caste called?

Answer 18

Brahmin: The priests

Question 19

Who was not even in the Caste system referred to as the “untouchables” and “outcasts”.

Answer 19

Dalits

Question 20

Who were the worriers and rulers?

Answer 20

Kshatriyas

Question 21

Who were the unskilled workers?

Answer 21

Sudras

Question 22

Who were the Vaishyas?

Answer 22

Traders, merchants, and artidsans.

Question 23

What do you call a large landmass separate from the continent?

Answer 23

Subcontinent

Question 24

What is a river system?

Answer 24

A river including all of its smaller parts

Question 25

What were the Vedas?

Answer 25

The religious texts about Brahmanism but you could only participate if you were in the top three Varnas and twice born.

Question 26

Who is the Buddha?

Answer 26

Siddartha Guatema

Question 27

What is meditation

Answer 27

A state of peace where you clear your mind and you think only good thoughts

Question 28

What are the Four Noble Truths?

Answer 28

-All life involves suffering
-Suffering is called by selfish desires
-The only way to stop suffering is by stopping selfish desires
-The way to stop suffering is to follow the eight fold path

Question 29

What is the middle way

Answer 29

A way in the middle that is not extreme wealth and comfort or extreme poverty and suffering

Question 30

Enlightment

Answer 30

A state of blissful peace without suffering or desire