Indian Faith & Philosophy
The holy text that acts as a foundation to Hinduism.
What is the Rig Veda?
This was constructed in order to protect the northern border of China during the Qin Dynasty.
What is the Great Wall of China?
The name of the caste system that Hinduism installed in Classical India.
What is the Varna System?
The biggest mountain range in the northeast that separates India from China.
What are the Himalayas?
The author of the "Analects" during the Warring States Period, who challenged the Mandate of Heaven
What is the goal of Buddhism?
To reach Nirvana and eliminate suffering.
Shi Huang Di, the first Qin Emperor, commissioned the creation of this "8th wonder of the world" for his burial.
What is the Terracotta Army?
The Mauryan king who made Buddhism the official religion of India, partly trying to make up for his bloody past.
Who is Ashoka the Great?
The belief that the energy you put into the universe is given back to you, whether positive or negative.
What is karma?
The philosophy developed during the Warring States Period that emphasized the importance of harmony and nature, symbolized by the yin and yang.
What is Taoism?
What is "zen"?
The book written by Sun Tzu, which focused on military intelligence and guerrilla warfare to minimize or avoid combat.
What is The Art of War?
The main political focus of the Gupta Empire, which focused on the moral duties of the king.
What is rajdharma? (A king's responsibilities to his people.)
The leader of the Mauryan Empire who abdicated his throne and fasted until his death in 297 B.C.E.
Who is Chandragupta?
What is legalism?
What are Brahmins?
The trade routes created by the Han Dynasty to trade their rarest and most valuable goods.
What are the Silk Roads?
The Asian steppe nomads (pastoralists) who helped bring both the Han Dynasty and the Gupta Empire to an end.
Who are the Huns?
The belief that god or a divine power has given the imperial family right to rule.
What is the "Mandate of Heaven"?
The age-old system of faith used since Ancient China, which respected elders who had come before.
What is ancestor worship (filial piety)?
The symbol that most often represents Hinduism, which is a sound made while meditating - the "background noise" of the universe.
What is "om"? ॐ
A Confucian-inspired way to ensure that government officials were qualified for the job.
What is the civil service examination?
The numeric system invented in the Gupta Empire that made its way to Europe and the rest of the world via the Silk Roads.
What are Arabic numerals?
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5...)
An advancement in medicine that is like modern vaccines...but way yuckier.
What are inoculations?
These were used to tell the future, in Ancient China, in the time of the Shang Dynasty, by burning them in a fire.
What are oracle bones?