India Quiz Flashcards
what did the indus river valley have to make them so advances?
the great bath, sewage systems, and gridded streets
2 major indus river cities?
mohenjo daro and harrapa
where is the indus river valley modern day?
pakistan
why did the indus river valley disappear?
because they were conquered by the Aryans
what were the Aryans language?
sanscript
what was the Aryans religion?
Hinduism
what was the native language of the harrapans and mohenjo-daro people?
they had one, but we could not find it out and translate so we do not know
who did the indus river valley people trade with?
they traded with Sumer, Babylon, and Egypt
what was the proof that the indus river valley people trade with Sumer?
that they had gold and jewls that did not come from pakistan and was from sumer and babylon
what was the proof that the indus river valley people traded with each other?
their square seals
what are three hindu gods, and what were they the gods of?
Vishnu, the protector, Brahma the creator, and Shiva destruction
what is the difference between Brahma, Brahmin, and Brahman?
Brahman: ultimate reality, Brahmin the priest, and Brahma is the god (the creator)
What is the caste system?
Priests, Warriors, Artisans, servants, untouchables (not even named)
Are castes still an existence today?
yes
are castes legal today?
no
what is sati?
when a husband dies the woman has to commit suicide by jumping into a fire.
what is the writing that the Aryans recorded?
Vidas
what was the holiest book of the vidas (the Aryans book)
The Rig Vida
how does one reach ulitmate reality in hinduism
have to accumulate good karma until your next life time
3 differences between hinduism and buddhism?
hindu’s can’t eat cow or meat, (similarity: both religions want to stop reincarnation), Buddhism is monotheistic, Hinduism is polytheistic, Hinduism believes in the caste system and buddhism does not
how is hinduism monotheistic?
Brahman is the god
hinduism is polytheistic?
because they have many gods that all make up Brahman
are the sikhs monotheistic or polytheistic?
monothiestic
what came first BEIC or Deic
beic
beic or british government come first
beic
sepoy rebellion happen 1st or Inc
The sepoy rebellion
partition or Ghandi’s death happen first
partition
when the partition happened what two countries were created
pakistan and India
what country did east Pakistan become?
bangladesh
what was the sepoy rebellion for?
pig fat and cow fat grease for bullets, no more pensions, and British got job promotions and the Hindi’s did not get it
what body was created to get equal rights for indians
the inc, the indian national congress
what was the green revolution?
getting new seeds and genetically modified organism’s
what were Ghandi’s ways of rebelling?
spun cloth, salt march, and fasting
what was another religion that believed in nonviolence?
Jainism
what was the holy land of the Sikhs?
amrostar
What is the guru
The holy book of sikhism
what is the partition
where india was divided into india and pakistan
what came first in india?
Indus river valley civilazation
who took over the indus river valley?
The Aryans
what were the four parts of indian history?
- Before the Aryans
- The Vedic Age
- British Imperialism
- Independence
what was before the Aryans?
the indus river valley civilization, mohenjo-daro, and harrapa
what was the Vedic age?
the time of the aryans
what was the british imperialism?
when the beic and the british government ruled
what was the BEIC
the British east india company
what were the 2 major rivers?
the indus and the ganges
what did the BEIC do?
they were a monopoly in India where indians could only buy products from them
what was the independence
when india became independent from britan
what came first the beic or the inc
the beic
what was the inc for?
to gain rights over the british and seperate
what does aryan mean
indo-european, or warrior
when did the aryan invasions start?
1700-1400 BCE
what is a pension
when the company that you worked at gives you money towards your retirement and time to go and see your family
