Chapter 6 terms

Question 1

monsoon

Answer 1

seasonal wind that comes from over the Indian Ocean

Question 2

Vedas

Answer 2

Indian religious texts that are the main source of information about ancient India, also the holy text for Hinduism

Question 3

Varna

Answer 3

color/class system in India

Question 4

Jati

Answer 4

birth groups (castes) wihtin the large varna

Question 5

karma

Answer 5

deeds done during life that impact further reincarnations

Question 6

moksha

Answer 6

liberation from the cycle of reincarnation

Question 7

Buddha

Answer 7

the Enlightened One, Suiddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism

Question 8

Mahayana Buddhism

Answer 8

more liberal Buddhism

Question 9

Theravada Buddhism

Answer 9

more conservative Buddhism

Question 10

Mauryan Empire

Answer 10

India’s first centralized empire

Question 11

Ashoka

Answer 11

ruler who converted to Buddhism and spread principles of Buddhism across the empire

Question 12

Mahabharata

Answer 12

epic story that tells the story of a fight over the throne in India

Question 13

Bhagavad Gita

Answer 13

self-contained episode within the Mahabharata, teaches Hindu principles about duty

Question 14

Tamil Kingdoms

Answer 14

southern Indian Kingdoms

Question 15

Gupta Empire

Answer 15

northern Indian kingdom modeled after the Mauryan empire

Question 16

Theatre-state

Answer 16

using rituals, ceremonies, and cultural events to advertise the benefits of associating with the empire

Question 17

Malay peoples

Answer 17

dominant population in SE Asia

Question 18

Funan

Answer 18

first major SE Asian center, located in southern Vietnam