Founder
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
TRUE or FALSE: Hinduism was created by an ancient Indian king named Hindi.
FALSE - there is no known founder of Hinduism
MAURYA or GUPTA: India's Golden Age
Gupta
Name the mountain range along the northern side of India
Himalayas
Cycle of rebirth
Reincarnation
To achieve enlightenment and end the cycle of reincarnation
Nirvana
According to Hinduism, every human is what?
A divine individual
Asoka the Great converted to this religion
Buddhism
The word for a large, distinguishable part of a whole continent
Subcontinent
Put the following in caste order from top to bottom: Merchants, Warriors, Priests, Peasants
Priests, Warriors, Merchants, Peasants
First Noble Truth: All life is ________
Suffering
Top of the Caste
Bhramins (priests and teachers)
Discovered this delicious number
Pi
Name the main river of northern India
Ganges
Samudragupta is nicknamed the "__________ of India"
Napoleon
Second Noble Truth: The cause of suffering is ________
Desire
Bottom of the Caste
Untouchables
Asoka the Great was the greatest ruler of the ________ Empire
Mauryan
Name the main river of Pakistan (formerly western India)
Indus
This was officially abolished in India in 1950
Caste System
Rank among major religions today
4th
The sum of a person's actions in this and previous lives that determines their fate for the next life
Karma
Samudragupta was the greatest ruler of the _________ Empire
Gupta
The word for the seasonal winds that bring continuous torrential rainfall to India during the summer months
Monsoon
The word for an image carved or etched into a rock surface
Petroglyph