Early India

Question 1

Plateau

Answer 1

A raised level of land

Question 2

The seasonal winds

Answer 2

Monsoons

Question 3

Special regard for cows

Answer 3

Veneration

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Rajahs

Answer 4

Aryan chief leaders

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What were Aryans?

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Polytheists

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The chief Aryan God

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Indra

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Brahman

Answer 7

Belief in one god

Question 8

Mystics

Answer 8

People who sought direct communication with divine forces

Question 9

Acculturation

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Blending of two or more cultures

Question 10

Hindus believe everyone has a…

Answer 10

Atman (essential self)

Question 11

Moksha

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Hindus belief in ultimately forming a union with Brahman

Question 12

Reincarnation

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Re-birth

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Karma

Answer 13

Actions that the person did in one life, which will then effect the next one

Question 14

The religious and mortal duties of an individual

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Dharma

Question 15

Ahimsa

Answer 15

Non violence

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Jainism

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Grown from Hindu traditions, it is still a religion used today

Question 17

What do Jainism practiced people do I’m order to kill no living thing

Answer 17

Carry a broom

Question 18

Caste

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Social groups

Question 19

What religion used castes?

Answer 19

Hindus

Question 20

Who said castes were bad???

Answer 20

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 21

Who is siddhartha Gautama?

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The buda

Question 22

What are the four noble truths???

Answer 22

1. All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow
2. The cause of suffering is nonvirtue (negative deeds)
3. The cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirtue
4. The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold path

Question 23

What is the Eightfold path?

Answer 23

(Doing everything better)

Question 24

What is the Buddhist goal?

Answer 24

Nirvana, union with universe

Question 25

Buddhism split and became two different groups called sects, what were these groups called???

Answer 25

The Theravada Buddhists, and the Mahayana Buddhists

Question 26

Who forged the first India empire in 321 bc?

Answer 26

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 27

Asoka was Mauryas grandson, and he did what?

Answer 27

Fought a long war, then was so horrified with all the death converted to Buddhism

Question 28

Missionaries

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Decibels

Question 29

Decimal system

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Numbers based on 10 digits

Question 30

Joint family

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When parents, children, and there offspring shared a common dwelling

Question 31

Indus river

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The river where all major settlements started

Question 32

Vishnu

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The preserver God

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Shiva

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The destroyer god

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Ganges

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Sacred river

Question 35

Vedas

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Religious teachings

Question 36

Mahabharata

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India's greatest epic

Question 37

Mohenjo-Daro

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The fist city

Question 38

Suda

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Lowest caste

Question 39

Subcontinent

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A large landmass that juts out from a continent

Question 40

What are the religions of India

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Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

Question 41

Indo Europeans

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People who lived in Europe before it became country's

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Harrappans

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People who lived in Harapan, a city that (along with the city of Mohenjo-Daro) was considered one of the capitals

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Sanskrit

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Written language priests would use to write sacred texts

Question 44

Khyber pass

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One of the most important trade and military route in the world

Question 45

Varna

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A Sanskrit word that means character, quality, or nature

Question 46

Krishna, and Arjuna

Answer 46

Characters from the poem Bhagavad Gita, the God Krishna instructs the prince Arjuna on the importance of duty over self pleasure.

Question 47

Ahimsa

Answer 47

Non violence