Hinduism
What determines what you get reincarnated as?
Karma
Ascetics deprive them selves of what?
Worldly Pleasures
Mountian range in northeast India
Himalayas
What was the ancient Indian written language?
Sanskrit
What did Chandragupta Maurya do to his empire to rule a large area of land?
Divided into provinces
Social class system that was adopted but later taken away
caste system
According to Buddha, everyone has______
Suffering
What river valley was the heart of ancient Indian civilization?
Indus river valley
This was created to help people gain knowledge about certain subjects
Universities
Taking a journey to a holy place
Pilgrimage
Name of the book teachings came from
Vedas
Enlightment means______
Why were the rivers and mountian ranges a key facotor in the development of India
provided natural borders all the way around, provided resources
This creation is still used in our cities today
Grid system
Economic system
Barter system
People are born with a certain set of skills to serve one of the four general needs of society
Varnas
The term Buddha refers to as______. Buddhas real name is_______
"Awakened one"
Siddhartha
This area was elevated and flat, some parts had good soil for growing, but some parts had poor soil
Deccan Plateau
pipes and canals used to dump waste into the lower end of Indus river
Sewage system
What type of government did ancient India use?
Monarchy
What was the name of the supreme power in Hinduism?
Brahman
How do we end our suffering?
What steps must be followed
End wants and desires
Follow Eightfold Path
Why was the Indus river so important to the people in India
Provided fertile land, good for transportation, trade, etc.
this was created in the middle of Mohenjodaro and was used for rituals and is still there to see today
Great Bath
What is similar between Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India?
Developed along great rivers