Indus Valley
Hinduism
Buddhism
Ancient Indian Empires
Hodgepodge
100
This is the earliest known civilization in Ancient India.
What is the Indus Valley?
100
Is Hinduism mono or polytheistic?
Polythesitic
100
This is the founder of Buddhism
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
100
Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was responsible for spreading this religion in the Mauryan Empire.
What is Buddhism?
100
This crop is considered to be the most important in South East Asia
What is Rice?
200
Which of the following urban centers was located in the Indus Valley? a) Deli b) Angkor c) Mecca d) Harappa
D: Harappa
200
This is the sacred text of Hinduism
What is the Vedas?
200
What are these: 1. Suffering is present in all things, and nothing lasts forever.
2. Suffering is caused by cravings (wants and desires)
3. The way to end suffering is to give up all cravings.
4. The way to give up all cravings is to live life according to the Eightfold Path.
The Four Noble Truths, which are the basic principles of Buddhism
200
What precious metals did the Gupta Empire have excess amounts of?
Gold and Silver
200
The large temple complex in Cambodia is...
What is Angkor Wat?
300
Is the Indus Valley Civilization known for creating standardized weights and measurements OR developing the first alphabet?
Creating standardized weights and measurements
300
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, are all a part of what in Hinduism
HINT: It is usually presented in a pyramid
What is the Caste System?
300
This is the type of tree under which The Buddha found enlightenment.
What is the Bodhi Tree
300
Out of these choices, which answer represents something the Mauryan Empire did.
A) Introducing the first written code of laws in the world
B) Constructing the world’s largest temple complex in ancient India
C) Uniting most of the Indian subcontinent under a single government for the first time
D) Developing a maritime trade network across the Indian Ocean
C) Uniting most of the Indian subcontinent under a single government for the first time
300
What was one significant impact of the Aryan migration into ancient India?
A) The development of Buddhism and Jainism
B) The construction of the Great Wall of India
C) The decline of trade with Mesopotamia
D) The introduction of the caste system and Vedic culture
D) The introduction of the caste system and Vedic culture
400
This was the purpose of the Great Bath
It was a public pool used for bathing and religious rituals.
400
This empire in Ancient India brought back Hinduism into the mainstream.
What is the Gupta Empire?
400
In Buddhism, a path avoiding extremes of luxury and hardship is known as this.
What is the Middle Way
400
These characteristics are why the Gupta Empire is known as the "Golden Age."
What are significant scientific, artistic, and cultural achievements?
400
This was the name of the language used in ancient India for religious texts and literature
What is Sanskrit?
500
The Indus River Valley civilization invented a way to dispose of waste with the first-ever ______ __________
Sewage System
500
This is what Karma and Dharma are. (Explain to me what they are)
Karma teaches that actions have consequences in the future life, so people try to do good things. Dharma means following one’s duties, which helps people live responsibly and respect others.
500
These are the three ways of suffering that Prince Siddhartha saw when he left his palace.
What is Old Age, sickness, and Death
500
This empire gave local leaders significant independence to rule similarly to today's State Senators
What is the Gupta Empire
500
One of the first-ever kingdoms in South East Asia that we studied focused on controlling important trade routes that connected China, India, and other parts of Southeast Asia was known as______.
What is the Funan Kingdom?