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What is the Khyber Pass?

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Allows entrance into India from north/rest of India

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What are physical features that isolate India?

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1) Arabian Sea
2) Indian Ocean
3) Bay of Bengal
4) Himalaya Mts
5) Karakoram Mts
6) Suleiman Range
7) Baluchistan Plateau
8) Hindu Kush

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What were the 3 geographic regions of the Indian subcontinent?

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1) Indo-Gangetic Plain
2) Coastal Plain
3) Deccan Plateau

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What is the Indo-Gangetic Plain?

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1) Has the three main rivers: Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra

2) Most cultural, most agriculture, most population

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What is the Coastal Plain?

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Area with forests and jungles; moist, experiences most rainfall

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What is the Deccan Plateau?

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Area at high elevation, flat area ringed with mountains. Dry, poor agriculture.

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What is a monsoon?

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A very heavy rainfall that accounts for most of the annual rainfall of India. Occurs during a specific time of the year.

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Where was the first civilization of India located?

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the Indus Valley

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What were the two main cities of the Indus Valley civilization?

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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Were the rivers of the Indus Valley reliable?

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Yes, flooded reliably twice a year

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Who were the Aryans?

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Nomadic white people who entered India through the Khyber Pass. They were herders.

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What were the Vedas books?

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Recorded history of the Vedas age. Used to be oral but was later written down. Contains stories explaining main gods and concepts. Created the basic philosophy of Hinduism. Were usually prayers and hymns to the gods.

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What did the Aryans do?

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Were originally farmers and herders, but later conquered the northern plain (Indo-Gangetic)

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What is Reincarnation?

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Rebirth into a new life

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What is Sanskrit?

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Written language of the ancient Indians. Has common origins with Ancient Greek and Latin

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What is a Brahmin?

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a priest

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What was the Epic Age?

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Time that we know about because of books called epics. Rajahs fought for superiority.

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What were the Upanishads?

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Complex philosophical explanations of the Vedic religion

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What were epics?

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Long poems describing heroes and great events

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What was the Bhagavad Gita?

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chapters that stressed the idea that one should conduct themselves properly according to their status in life.

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What happened between the Vedic and the Epic Age?

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There was a shift in beliefs

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Is Hinduism polytheistic?

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No, since all gods are just different forms of the same entity

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Who is Brahma?

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the creator

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Who is Vishnu?

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most popular god, many forms

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Who is Shiva?
the destroyer. Not "evil," an energetic creator
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Who is Ganesha?
Remover of obstacles
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Who is Brahman?
Universal soul, an entity/idea that is infinite. All gods=Brahman
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What is Maya?
Pain and sorrow due to separation
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What is Atman?
Soul
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What is monism?
really one with Brahman
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What is Moksha?
ultimate goal of deliverance
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What is dharma?
Right moral duty
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What is karma?
Law of right moral consequence
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How did Hinduism progress?
Went from a philosophy to a religion after the Epic Era
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Who is a guru?
A spiritual teacher who has mastered inner spirituality
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What is puja?
daily prayer
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What is considered holy in Hinduism?
the Ganges, cows, idols
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What is ahisma?
non-violence towards animals
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Who runs an Aryan village?
Rajah
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What is suttee?
A woman's sacrifice/devotion to husband
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What is purdah?
Covering up of a woman
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What kind of society?
Patriarchal
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Who was Siddharta Gautama?
"The Buddha." Founded Buddhism. Also known as teacher, or the Enlightened One.
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What are the Four Noble Truths?
1) Life means suffering 2) The origin of suffering is attachment 3) The cessation of suffering is attainable 4) The path to the cessation of suffering is the Eightfold path
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What is Buddhism known as?
"The way of life"
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Where were the first great empires of India?
Indus Valley, under city-state rule
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Who was a part of the Maghda Kingdom?
The Aryans
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Why did the Maghda Kingdom collapse?
Civil wars
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What group of invaders had an effect on the art/culture of India?
The Greeks
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Who established the Maurya Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
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What was the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Pataliputra
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What were the actions of the Maurya empire?
1) collect taxes 2) improve justice system 3) divide provinces 4) increased army size 5) built roads 6) postal system 7) spy system 8) book on ruling
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Who was Asoka?
1) Grandson if Chandragupta 2) attacks Kalinga, wipes it off of map 3) becomes sickened by violence and becomes a devoir Buddhist 4) Buddhism rises in popularity 5) sends missionaries out to the world
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Who were the Bactrian Greeks?
People who invaded India. Their influence or conquest is shown by art of that period.
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Who were the Kushians?
Kanishka invades and converts to Buddhism. Begins Mahayanna Buddhism and sends out missionaries
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Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
Chandragupta 1
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What was significant about the Gupta empire?
The Golden Age occurred. 200 years of peace and prosperity. 1) Hinduism becomes more popular, Buddhism becomes less popular bc Chan. was Hindu 2) Trade expands 3) Many innovations and advances
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What were some mathematical innovations?
Understanding of pi, concept of 0
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What was represented by Indian art?
Religion
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What is yoga?
Connection with the world

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