India

Question 0

Summer Monsoon

Answer 0

Wet Monsoons

Question 1

Winter Monsoon

Answer 1

Dry Monsoons

Question 2

Deccan Plateau

Answer 2

Growing of crops

Cotton, Spices

Question 3

Khyber Pass

Answer 3

Only easy way to invade India

Question 4

Himalayan Mountains

Answer 4

Frames India
Separates India and China
Biggest mountain range in world
Mt. Everest

Question 5

Ganges River

Answer 5

Spiritual connotation

Cremation

Question 6

s-selfishness

Answer 6

Pursuit of pleasure and primal desires

Question 7

S-selflessness

Answer 7

Helping others, fulfillment of self

Question 8

Underlying Principles

Answer 8

Reverence for the Vedas
Reincarnation-cycles of life/death
Multiple paths to salvation and truth
Philosophical flexibility

Question 9

Moksha

Answer 9

End Goal. Release from reincarnation and joining of universal spirit.

Question 10

Origins of Hinduism

Answer 10

Used to explain Indian religion
Oldest religion
Ambiguous
Regional differences

Question 11

Brahman

Answer 11

One Universal Spirit

Question 12

Purpose of Life

Answer 12

Dharma
Artha
Kama
Karma
Samsara
Moksha

Question 13

Dharma

Answer 13

Responsibilities and obligations each person has

Question 14

Artha

Answer 14

Pursuit of success and wealth

Question 15

Kama

Answer 15

Pursuit of pleasure and expression of human desire

Question 16

Samsara

Answer 16

Progressive reincarnation

Question 17

Major Deities

Answer 17

Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva

Question 18

Brahma

Answer 18

Creator

Question 19

Vishnu

Answer 19

Protector

Question 20

Shiva

Answer 20

Destroyer

Question 21

Caste System (brought by Aryan tribes)

Answer 21

1. Brahmin
2. Kshatriyas
3. Vaisyas
4. Shudras
5. Pariahs

Question 22

Brahmin

Answer 22

Priest teachers

Question 23

Kshatriyas

Answer 23

Warriors

Question 24

Vaisyas

Answer 24

Merchants, skilled artisans

Question 25

Shudras

Answer 25

Physical laborers, unskilled laborers

Question 26

Pariahs

Answer 26

Trash collectors, waste cleaners

Question 27

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 27

Buddha

Question 28

4 Men

Answer 28

Old Man
Sick Man
Corpse
Holy Man

Question 29

4 Noble Truths

Answer 29

1. Everyone suffers
2. Desire causes suffering
3. Nirvana “extinction of desire”
4. Eightfold Path

Question 30

Desire

Answer 30

Greed or gluttony
Ignorance or delusion
Hatred and destructive ways

Question 31

Eightfold Path

Answer 31

1. Practice meditation
2. Treat others well
3. Know the truth
4. Control your thoughts
5. Resist evil
6. Free your mind of evil
7. Work for the good of others
8. Respect life

Question 32

Hinduism

Answer 32

Vedas
Brahman
Caste System

Question 33

Buddhism

Answer 33

4 Noble Truths
Siddhartha Gautama
No god/creator

Question 34

Hinduism/Buddhism

Answer 34

Desire=Suffering
Reincarnation
Karma
Goal: End cycle of rebirth

Question 35

Ancient India Medicine

Answer 35

C-sections
Plastic surgery
1000 diseases classified
Printed medical guides

Question 36

Ancient India Mathematics

Answer 36

Decimal System
Concept of zero
Pi

Question 37

Ancient Indian Astronomy

Answer 37

Earth is round

Solar calendar

Question 38

Pros British Rule

Answer 38

Outlawed Suttee
Outlawed Slavery
Built railroad system

Question 39

Cons British Rule

Answer 39

Divide and conquer
Destroyed textile (clothes) industry
Large English speaking population