Early Civilizations lesson1
Religions of Ancient India lesson 2
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Religions of Ancient India lesson 2
part 2 of 2
The Mauryan Empire
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What are seasonal winds especially in the Indian Ocean and Southern Asia?
What is monsoon
100
what is the oldest religion in the world?
What is Hinduism
100
The personal duty one must follow to earn a better existence in the next life.
What is dharma
100
Epic poem where the ruler rescues his captured wife?
What is Bhagavad Gita
200
What is the ancient written language brought by the Aryans from Europe?
What is sanskrit
200
Main teaching: never harm a living thing Emphasizes nonviolence
What is Jainism
200
A force that decides what someone will be reborn into in their next lives.
What is karma
200
Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome
What is a stupa
300
An indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs and how they interact with each other
What is a caste
300
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Who is Siddhartha Guatama
300
Founded India's first empire
Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya
400
Prince or leader of an Aryan group
What is raja
400
Who was the "enlightened one" Believed the only way to find truth was to give up all desires.
What is the Buddha
400
The rebirth of a soul
What is reincarnation
400
Under his rule, the Mauryan empire flourished
Who was Ashoka
500
In India's caste system, the Kshatriyas were
What is warriors and rulers
500
Mountain range blocking the Indian subcontinent
What is the Himalayas
500
These two groups spread Buddha's ideas to Southeast Asia
What were Theraveda and Mahayana
500
The dynasty that reunited much of India after the Mauryan dynasty failed.
What is Gupta
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