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INDIAN Flashcards

1
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Common ancestral language?

A

Sanskrit

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2
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What are the traditions of India?

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Vedas

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3
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WHAT is the literature of INDIA?

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Sanskrit Literature

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4
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What does Sanskrit mean?

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cultivated or perfected

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5
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It reveals the inner and outer life of a remarkable people

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Hindu Literature

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6
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What was the center of ancient civilization?

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India

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7
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What were the continents affected by this civilization?

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Europe and Asia

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8
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What colonies did India founded?

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Persia, Greece, Rome, Spain, England, France

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9
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What is duhitr?

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To draw milk

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10
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Does India have older civilization than the ancient Greeks and Romans? True or False

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True

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11
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Long before ___ lived, the Indians were already teaching what?

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Christ, the brotherhood of all people and the fatherhood of God.

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12
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How many years ago were Indian fully developed?

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3000 years ago

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13
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What did India gave to the scientific world?

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Trigonometry, Phonetics, game of chess, grammar books,

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14
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Why is it necessary to have a knowledge of God and a strong belief in Hinduism?

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It’s necessary to save humankind

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15
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What is the bible of Indians?

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Vedas

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16
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Most important epics of India

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Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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17
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What do Indians believe on?

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Reincarnation

18
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They abstain from what?

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destroying plants

19
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What is Ramayana about?

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reincarnation of creator God, Vishnu in the person of Rama

20
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What is Mahabharata about?

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deals with another reincarnation of Vishnu in the person of Krishna

21
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What are the reincarnations of Vishnu called?

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avatars or descending from the god.

22
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How many avatars do Vishnu have?

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10

23
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Nine avatars have already taken place, and the tenth is yet to come. When this last avatar takes place, what will Vishnu do?

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He will descend from heaven to destroy the present world and restore peace and purity

24
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Greatest epic of India

A

Mahabharata

25
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what is the story of it?

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Story of civil war in the early years of Aryan occupation of India .

26
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It tells of two______ descendants of a common grandfather______. When he died he left his five sons in the care of this____ who was to be a regent while his sons were still minors.

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rival bands of brothers, King Pandu, Brother

27
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The Ramayana recounts the adeventures of?

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Rama and wife Sita

28
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Who was the child of mother earth?

A

Sita

29
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Sita is regarded by whom?

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the women of India as the perfect symbol of wifely devotion and self-sacrifice.

30
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Who are the two greatest dramatists in India?

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Bhasa and Kalidasa

31
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What is Kalidasa called?

A

Indian Shakespeare

32
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Background of the story?

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about happy ending, No violent emotions, good men and women. if any wrong is committed it’s because of the tricks of magicians and evil spirits.

33
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Why is Indian drama multilingual?

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because the Gods, kings, and nobles speak in Sanskrit. The women, thieves, and police officers speak appropriate dialects.

34
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First great name in Indian drama

A

Bhasa

35
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greatest writer of plays?

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Kalidasa

36
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Who is the author of Shakuntala

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Kalidasa

37
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What is the story of Shakuntala?

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The king goes hunting and met a maiden named Shakuntala and whom he falls in love. He arries her but have to go to a pressing official business. He leaves a ring with her as a sign of marriage

38
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What is the Panchatantra (Five Headings)?

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is a rich collection of brief stories of ancient times. This book is said to contain the first fables every written.

39
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What are fables?

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Story of animals who behave like human beings, the purpose of this is to drive home a truth or a lesson.

40
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Who is Rabindranath Tagore?

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a great Indian poet and dramatist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.

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