Vocabulary
A strong wind that brings soaking rains in the summer
What is a "Monsoon"?
This is a large landmass that is attatched to, and smaller than, a continent
What is a "subcontinent"?
This is Moksha
What is ending the cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth. Becoming one with the eternal spirit
these are the two major religions in India
What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
These are the 4 Tiers of the Caste System and the one not considered part of the Caste
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaisya
Sudra
Untouchables/Dalit
An image of this animal was found on the majority of seals found around Mohenjo Daro
What is a Unicorn?
The sum of a persons good and bad actions?
What is Karma?
This is the mountain range that acts as a natural barrier to the North of India
What are the "the Himalayas"?
This is how Karma impacts the Hindu Reincarnation Cycle
Good Karma: Move up the Caste System till you reach Moksha
Bad Karma: Move down the Caste System
This is one job not allowed under the "right Livlihood" branch of the 8-fold path
What are: Butcher, raising animals for meat, slave trader, weapons (making, selling), or selling poisons (alcohol or other drugs),
These are the jobs the Untouchables would do?
What are jobs considered ‘too dirty’ for other Castes: specifically, cleaning up dead bodies,sweeping streets, leather work?
These are two achievments the ancient people of Mohenjo-Daro and the current people of Sioux Falls have in common
A soul is reborn into another lifeform following death?
What is "Reincarnation"?
The Indus River carried this, which was important to farming?
(same thing that the Nile did and Tigris/Euphrates rivers did)
What is "Silt"
Hinduism believes in ‘Dharma’, what is Dharma?
What is a person's role (duty) in society.
It determines all aspects of their lives (job, marriage, social status)
This is how you reach Nirvana
What is following the 8-fold path as set down by Buddha?
“My father studies and teaches religious texts. He spends time thinking and meditating”
The Caste this quote describes:
Who were the Brahmins?
Mohenjo-Daro was found to have a Citadel (fortress) and high walls around the city tells us this about their neighbors
They were probably enemies
This word is a synonym for ‘Caste’?
What is "Varna"?
The region where Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa civilizations settled
What is the "Indus river valley"?
This is (one of the two) jobs Kshatriyas had
Who are Warriors or Rulers?
1. Life is suffering and pain
2. Suffering is caused by wanting things (desires)
3. There is a way to stop the suffering
4. This can be done by following the 8-fold path
What is this list called
What are the "4 Noble Truths"?
This varna would typically sell or trade goods, make crafts, or own their own farmland?
Who were the Vaishiya?
A fortress raised above the rest of the city smack dab in the center. What is the term for this?
What is a 'citadel'?
The Hindu Holy Books
What are the ‘Vedas’?
TWO major rivers in India
What are the Indus River and the Ganges River
These holy books tell us that having '4 main social classes (or Castes) contribute (add to) a functioning (well-working) society'
What are the Vedas?
This was the Buddha’s original name?
Who was Siddhartha?
State one of the 4 Varnas and what jobs they would have.
Brahmin: Priest, Scholar, Judge
Kshatriyas: Warriors, Rulers
Vaisyas: Merchants, Traders, Landowners
Sudra: Servants, Farmer, Peasant
These objects were found in Mohenjo Daro and tell us that the population had a common system to measure
What are scales and weights?