ancient India

Question 1

Subcontinent

Answer 1

a large part of a continent

Question 2

Monsoon

Answer 2

Very heavy rain and winds

Question 3

Caste

Answer 3

a hereditary system that decides who you marry, what your job is, and even the food you eat.

Question 4

Brahman 2

Answer 4

part of upper class both priests and scholars

Question 5

Kshatriyas

Answer 5

part of upper class included rulers and warriors

Question 6

vaisyas

Answer 6

part of middle class merchants, traders, and farmers

Question 7

sudras

Answer 7

part of the lower class considered peasants

Question 8

outcastes

Answer 8

part of the lower class also known as the untouchables.

Question 9

Aryans

Answer 9

nomadic people who brought new things to India such as there religion.

Question 10

Sanskrit

Answer 10

the Aryan language

Question 11

Vedas

Answer 11

The Vedas are sacred texts containing hymns and Brahmanism’s rituals.

Question 12

Dharma

Answer 12

a person’s moral duty, the virtuous path the should follow in their life time.

Question 13

karma

Answer 13

what you put in the world will come back to you.

Question 14

samsara/reincarnation

Answer 14

the cycle of dying and being reborn. the self is eternal.

Question 15

Moksha

Answer 15

permanent state of freedom from suffering and ignorance. freedom from the cycle of reincarnation.

Question 16

Diwali

Answer 16

festival of light

Question 17

Buddha

Answer 17

means enlightened one or awakened one.

Question 18

four noble truths

Answer 18

life is suffering. The cause of suffering is selfish desire. the end of selfishness will end suffering. The way to end selfish desire is through the eightfold path. the purpose of the four noble truths is to promote a balanced life between happiness and self denial.

Question 19

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 19

Siddhartha Gautama was a boy born in present-day Nepal. He wanted to learn how to live a good life. He wanted life over death, health over sickness, and youth over old age. He wanted to learn how to avoid these negatives. To do this he meditated sitting under tree.

Question 20

nirvana

Answer 20

a state of bliss or the end of suffering caused by the cycle of rebirth

Question 21

Empire

Answer 21

a group of different lands governed by one ruler.

Question 22

Dharma

Answer 22

the totality of the Buddha teachings.

Question 23

Brahma

Answer 23

God in Hinduism

Question 24

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer 24

King of Magadha. believed to be a soldier. established a strong central government. surprisingly gave up the throne and became a monk.

Question 25

Asoka

Answer 25

Chandragupta Maurya’s grandson. reputation for cruelty. the bloodshed of attacking a civilization led to him becoming a Buddhist.

Question 26

Chandra Gupta I

Answer 26

Established the Gupta empire. the empire covered most of India.

Question 27

Kalidasa

Answer 27

the greatest poet in CG2’s court, one of India’s greatest writers. composed plays and poems in Sanskrit.

Question 28

petroglyph

Answer 28

an prehistoric rock carving

Question 29

Mahatma

Answer 29

means great soul

Question 30

Gandhi

Answer 30

political leader who used nonviolent methods to help India achieve independence from the British

Question 31

Mohandras Gandhi

Answer 31

Gandhi’s real name

Question 32

Satyagraha

Answer 32

Gandhi’s nonviolent protest style

Question 33

Colonialism

Answer 33

control by one power over a dependent area or people

Question 34

Salt act

Question 35

Salt march

Answer 35

From Gandhi Ashram to Dandhi started 12th of march 1930. had 78 people known as freedom fighters. made it in three weeks

Question 36

Wheel of law

Answer 36

aka Ashoka’s chakra. represents forward motion and peaceful change, guided by truth and virtue