Let's Catch a Cab 1
A seasonal winds that can bring rain or the opposite
Monsoon
What job did a Vaishya have?
Landowner, banker, merchant, artisan
What is the name for a person's duty or purpose in life they need to fulfill?
dharma
What was "the Buddha's" real name?
Siddhartha Guatama
What is the name for the large landmass that India is famous for being?
Subcontinent
This is a fixed social class into which a person is born
Caste
What is a place where Buddhist monks go to pray and practice their religion?
Monestary
What is the word for liberation from the cycle of reincarnation and means perfection?
Moksha
What did the Buddha do for over 40 days to achieve "enlightenment" to teach the religion of Buddhism?
Meditation
What was the name of the book that is a number of sacred hymns?
Vedas
What were the two famous cities that we talked about with the "Theories" assignment?
For 2,000 years, what has been the main religion of India and literally means "the religion of the people of India?"
Hinduism
What is the "rebirth" into something that is good or bad?
Reincarnation
According to Buddhism, what is common to all people?
Suffering
What major mountain range is north of India in the present-day country of Nepal?
The Himalyas
What were two of the sacred animals that people used?
Tiger and Bull
What is the purpose of a citadel?
It is a fortified area
Shiva the destroyer, Brahma the creator, and Vishnu the preserver
Selfish desires
What is the famous river valley that is known in Southern Asia?
Indus River Valley
What people migrated into the area and took over about 1750 BC?
The Aryans
What were two of the accomplishments of the Indus River Valley?
Clay seals that show writing and art, one of the world's first sewers and plumbing system, dice
What language was the Vedas written in?
Sanskrit
What system will help people gain enlightenment or nirvana?
The Eightfold Path
Put the different levels of the caste system in order from top to bottom(have to say their real name)
Brahmins, Kshatrias, Vaishyas, and Sudras (Dalits)