India

Question 1

Polytheism

Answer 1

Belief in many gods

Question 2

Hinduism

Answer 2

A polytheistic religion that joined Aryans beliefs with the many gods and cults of the different groups of peoples who came before them.

Question 3

Brahmin

Answer 3

In Aryan society, a member of the social class made up of priests.

Question 4

Aryan

Answer 4

An Indo-European people who about 1500 B.C.(B.C.E.), began to migrate into the Indian subcontinent.

Question 5

Reincarnation

Answer 5

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding.

Question 6

Moksha

Answer 6

In Hinduism, release from the cycle of rebirth.

Question 7

Veda

Answer 7

Knowledge

Question 8

Brahma

Answer 8

A Hindu god considered the creator of the world

Question 9

Asoka

Answer 9

Brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights

Question 10

Brahma

Answer 10

A Hindu god considered the creator of the world.

Question 11

Vishnu

Answer 11

A Hindu god considered the preserver of the world.

Question 12

Shiva

Answer 12

A Hindu god considered the destroyer of the world.

Question 13

Mauryan Empire

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The first empire in India, founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 321 B.C. (B.C.E.).

Question 14

Gupta Empire

Answer 14

The second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta I in 320 A.D. (C.E.).

Question 15

Enlightenment

Answer 15

In Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe.

Question 16

Buddhism

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is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. Buddhism originated in India, from where it spread through much of Asia, whereafter it declined in India during the middle ages.

Question 17

Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 17

The Buddha

Question 18

Dharma

Answer 18

One’s duty