India Quiz Flashcards

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what did the indus river valley have to make them so advances?

A

the great bath, sewage systems, and gridded streets

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2
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2 major indus river cities?

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mohenjo daro and harrapa

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3
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where is the indus river valley modern day?

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pakistan

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4
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why did the indus river valley disappear?

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because they were conquered by the Aryans

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5
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what were the Aryans language?

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sanscript

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6
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what was the Aryans religion?

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Hinduism

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what was the native language of the harrapans and mohenjo-daro people?

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they had one, but we could not find it out and translate so we do not know

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8
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who did the indus river valley people trade with?

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they traded with Sumer, Babylon, and Egypt

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what was the proof that the indus river valley people trade with Sumer?

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that they had gold and jewls that did not come from pakistan and was from sumer and babylon

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10
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what was the proof that the indus river valley people traded with each other?

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their square seals

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11
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what are three hindu gods, and what were they the gods of?

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Vishnu, the protector, Brahma the creator, and Shiva destruction

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what is the difference between Brahma, Brahmin, and Brahman?

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Brahman: ultimate reality, Brahmin the priest, and Brahma is the god (the creator)

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13
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What is the caste system?

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Priests, Warriors, Artisans, servants, untouchables (not even named)

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14
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Are castes still an existence today?

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yes

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15
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are castes legal today?

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no

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16
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what is sati?

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when a husband dies the woman has to commit suicide by jumping into a fire.

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17
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what is the writing that the Aryans recorded?

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Vidas

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18
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what was the holiest book of the vidas (the Aryans book)

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The Rig Vida

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19
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how does one reach ulitmate reality in hinduism

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have to accumulate good karma until your next life time

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20
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3 differences between hinduism and buddhism?

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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

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21
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how is hinduism monotheistic?

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Brahman is the god

22
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hinduism is polytheistic?

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because they have many gods that all make up Brahman

23
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are the sikhs monotheistic or polytheistic?

24
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what came first BEIC or Deic

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beic or british government come first
beic
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sepoy rebellion happen 1st or Inc
The sepoy rebellion
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partition or Ghandi's death happen first
partition
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when the partition happened what two countries were created
pakistan and India
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what country did east Pakistan become?
bangladesh
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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
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what body was created to get equal rights for indians
the inc, the indian national congress
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what was the green revolution?
getting new seeds and genetically modified organism's
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what were Ghandi's ways of rebelling?
spun cloth, salt march, and fasting
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what was another religion that believed in nonviolence?
Jainism
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what was the holy land of the Sikhs?
amrostar
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What is the guru
The holy book of sikhism
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what is the partition
where india was divided into india and pakistan
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what came first in india?
Indus river valley civilazation
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who took over the indus river valley?
The Aryans
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what were the four parts of indian history?
1. Before the Aryans 2. The Vedic Age 3. British Imperialism 4. Independence
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what was before the Aryans?
the indus river valley civilization, mohenjo-daro, and harrapa
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what was the Vedic age?
the time of the aryans
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what was the british imperialism?
when the beic and the british government ruled
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what was the BEIC
the British east india company
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what were the 2 major rivers?
the indus and the ganges
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what did the BEIC do?
they were a monopoly in India where indians could only buy products from them
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what was the independence
when india became independent from britan
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what came first the beic or the inc
the beic
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what was the inc for?
to gain rights over the british and seperate
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what does aryan mean
indo-european, or warrior
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when did the aryan invasions start?
1700-1400 BCE
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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