seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction
What are monsoons
100
Name two early Indus cities
What are Mohanjo Daro and Harappa
100
special regard for something
What is veneration
200
blending of two or more cultures
What is acculturation
200
collection of hymns, chants, rituals
What are the Vedas
200
Aryan chiefs were called ____________
What are Rajahs
200
Chief Aryan deity
Who is Indra, the God of war
200
notion of a single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods of the Vedas
What is Brahman
300
India's greatest epic
What is the Mahabharata
300
ultimate goal of existence for hindus
What is moksha
300
rebirth of the soul in another bodily form
What is reincarnation
300
religious or moral duties of an individual in hinduism
What is Dharma
300
term for non-violence for hindus
What is Ahimsa
400
social groups into which people are born into and and which can rarely be changed
What is castes
400
All life is full of suffering
The cause of suffering is non virtue
The only cure for suffering is to overcome non virtue
The way to overcome non virtue is to follow the eightfold path
What are the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS by the Buddha
400
Final goal for Buddhists
Union with the universe and release from the cycle of birth
What is Nirvana
400
Collection of Buddha's teachings
What is the Tripitaka
400
Who forged the first Indian empire ?
Who is Chandragupta Maurya
500
Most honored Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism
Who is Asoka
500
people sent on a religious mission to spread a religion somewhere else
Who are missionaries
500
Which empire had a golden age
What is the Gupta empire
500
Which mathematical system was developed by the Indians?