Social Studies vocab Flashcards

social studies

1
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the Hindu prince who have up his throne and possessions in search of enlightenment, who eventually became Buddha

A

Siddhartha

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2
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the Dravidians set up the caste system in ancient India

A

false

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3
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what is the capital of India today

A

new delhi

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4
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dharma is known as good or bad deeds

A

flase

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5
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a group of indo Europeans who invaded India and set up the caste system while heavily influencing the religion there

A

aryans

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6
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Hindus and Buddhists both believe life is hard

A

true

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7
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what is not a charachteristic of buddhism

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caste system

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8
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the ruler of the Mauryan empire from about 269 to 232 BCE whose dicts reflected Buddhist values.

A

ashoka

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9
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considered outcasts, these people were located outside the caste system in ancient india

A

untouchables

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10
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the name of the supreme power, or divine force in hinduism

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Brahman

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11
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a Steele is a command that obeyed like a law

A

false

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12
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castes are groups with the social structure in ancient india

A

true

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13
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a bronze age civillization in the northwest Indian subcontinent

A

indus river valley

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14
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a god or goddess is known as a deity

A

true

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15
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but todays map, what county would Siddhartha Gautama have been born in

A

nepal

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16
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what body of water does the ganges river flow into

A

bay of bengal

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17
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the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source

A

monism

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18
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what is the tallest mountain above sea level in the world

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mount everest

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19
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what is a large distinguishable part of a continet

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subcontinent

20
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what is not a characteristic of a civillizartion

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hunter gathering

21
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Buddhist term for enlightenment

A

nirvana

22
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Hitler adopted this sympol from the aryans

A

swastika

23
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the millions of gods in hinduism are not part of the immortal Brahman

A

false

24
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the process of an individual should bring born over and over again until enlightenment is obtained.

A

reincarnation

25
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what country is south of India today

A

sri lanka

26
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India is located on what continet

A

asia

27
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deity

A

god or godess

28
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vedas

A

four collection of sacred writings produced by the aryans during and early stage of settlement

29
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caste system

A

groups within the social structure in ancient india

30
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Hindu word for enlighment1

A

moksha

31
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karma

A

good or bad deeds

32
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buddha

A

enlighented one

33
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edicts

A

a command that is obeyed like a law. Ashoka had these carved in walls, rocks, and tall pillars throughout the empire.

34
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who invaded india

A

aryans

35
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what si the order of the caste best to worse

A

Brahmin, kshataryia, vaishya, sudra, untouchable

36
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does Hinduism have a founder

A

no

37
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what is the path that the Buddha believe in

A

the middle path, eightfold path

38
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how many noble truths are there

A

4

39
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buddiasm was more popular in India then other countries

A

false

40
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what were the four things Siddhartha needed to see to realize what things are

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old person, sick person, dead person, and a Buddha monk

41
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how many days did he sit under the bodhi tree

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49 days

42
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what were the things he tried before the meditating

A

he fasted and he was living in suffer

43
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he was born—-

A

fully walking talking and had a gold skin color he also said he was born to free man kind from suffereing

44
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the king went to a

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future seeing person and that person said a great king or savier of humanity.

45
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the king made hims stay for.

A

29 years old