India

Question 1

What are Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?

Answer 1

The 2 oldest cities, the basis of India, start of education, culture, civilization, trade, business, art, and music

Question 2

How do the Himilayas affect the Indian culture?

Answer 2

The mountains block the cold winds from China and the water from the melted snow on the ice caps make perfect farming ground in New Delhi

Question 3

Where does the Hinduism philosophy come from?

Answer 3

Mohenjo-daro & Harappa and the Aryans–> the questions people had led to the philosophy

Question 4

What caste system did the Aryans have?

Answer 4

Priests- spiritual 
Warriors
Merchants(who supported the warriors)
Laborors
Untouchables (lowest of the low class)

Question 5

What are the four noble truths?

Answer 5

~life is suffering
~suffering is because of desire
~to end suffering, u must end desire
~follow the 8-fold path

Question 6

What is the 8-fold path?

Answer 6

IVECLAMS
Right intention
Right view
Right effort
Right concentration (being good)
Right livelihood (can't kill)
Right action
Right mindfullness (self-examination)
Right speech (don't lie)

Question 7

How did Buddha reach enlightenment?

Answer 7

He realized that there is no individual soul and we are all the same which led him to the four noble truths

Question 8

How do the Aryans, Hinduisim, amd Buddhism relate and flow together?

Answer 8

Aryans, Hinduism, and Buddhism make up Indian culture–> the Aryans’ created Hinduism and Hinduism created Buddhism

They all flow together

Question 9

What are the four wants of people?

Answer 9

~pleasure
~power
~moksha (ex. when u become a parent and start putting your kids before yourself)
~service to others

Question 10

What are/is the basis of Hinduism?

Answer 10

The upanishads

Question 11

What are the upanishads

Answer 11

A famous book/collection of ancient stories

-they give us an insight on what they really believed

Question 12

ATMAN

Answer 12

SOUL

Question 13

BRAHMAN

Answer 13

ENLIGHTENMENT//ULTIMATE FORCE

Question 14

SAMSARA

Answer 14

SORROW

Question 15

MAYA

Answer 15

ILLUSION OF LIFE//BELIEF THAT OUR BODIES MATTER//CAUSE OF SAMSARA

Question 16

KARMA

Answer 16

REBIRTH/RESULT OF OUR ACTIONS

Question 17

KALPA

Answer 17

LENGTH OF TIME FOR ONE TO BREAK SAMSARA OR REACH ENLIGHTENMENT

Question 18

MOKSHA

Answer 18

LIBERATION//BREAKING THROUGH SAMSARA//REACHING ENLIGHTENMENT

Question 19

DHARMA

Answer 19

DUTY

• > caste system
• -> if your father was a merchant, you will be the best merchant ever and come back in another life with a better job

Question 20

Why was Alexander the great so great?

Answer 20

He could’ve united Greece and India

Question 21

Though he was so great, what was Alexander’s reputation?

Answer 21

He was labeled a killer… He was great because he could’ve united Greece and India but he never did because he left and then died

Question 22

What did India do when Alexander the Great left?

Answer 22

They built an empire (Mauyran Empire) as protection in case he ever came back

Question 23

Who was Asoka?

Answer 23

A descendant of Chandragupta Mauyra, a raja, who followed Buddha

Question 24

What was Asoka’s “claim to fame?”

Answer 24

Non- violence