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100

Name three or more developments of the Gupta Empire

Concept of Zero and Infinity

Hindu Arabic Numerals

Algebra


100

He was referred to as the Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama

100

 The __________________are the final and most important parts of the Vedas. They contain the philosophical thoughts of ancient Indians and form the bedrock of many systems of Indian philosophy.

Upanishads

100

Karma and Dharma are important to what Indian religion?

Hinduism

100

Name the three river systems of Ancient India

Ganges

Brahmaputra

Indus

200

This Indian Empire built roads throughout the subcontinent, introduced currency, and increased trade

the Mauryan Empire

200

The Ganges River is located in what continent?

Asia

200

_________________says that all suffering comes from desires and wants.

Buddhism

200

______________________is a 25,000 verse ancient Indian epic poem which narrates the struggle of a divine prince to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Ramayana

200

According to Hinduism, how does ones actions in life impact one after death?

A person who lives a good life has the potential to be reborn into a higher caste

300

This ancient civilization created yoga and performed some of the world's first medical surgeries

Ancient India

300

____________was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty and the grandson of Chadragupta Maurya, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.  He was a tolerant ruler and promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.

Ashoka

300

How is Buddhism unique to other philosophies and religions?

It has no Deity.

300

What three names refer to Ancient India's social class system?

Jati

Caste

Varnas

300

How did the Caste System impact Hinduism?

It gives members of society the hope for an improved life through reincarnation

400

How are the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, and Mahabharata all similar? 

They are all pieces of Sanskrit literature

400

He is credited with being the first to bring together the small fragmented kingdoms of the country and combining them into a single large empire.

Chandra Gupta Maurya

400

This Ancient Indian Religion focuses on Life, Death, and Rebirth.

Hinduism

400

How did the Caste System impact India?

It prevented social mobility

400

This country is located in the middle of the Himalayas

This river is located North of the Himalayas

Nepal

Brahmaputra River

500

How are The Ten Commandments and the Eightfold Path similar?

They both provided Rules of Behavior (Conduct)

500

_______________was the first Indian astronomer we know of who explicitly said that the earth was round. He also gave the world the digit "0" (zero) for which he became immortal.

Best known section of the Mahabharata

Aryabhata

Bhagavad Gita

500

How did the Indian Caste System reflect the Hindu concept of Reincarnation?

People were born into their caste based upon the action of their past lives

500

90,000 verse epic poem-longest poem in any written language


Mahabharata

500

What two ancient cities developed along the Indus River?

Mohenjo Daro

Harappa

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