Vocabulary
Definition: The belief in 2 or more (multiple) Gods
What is Polytheism?
India is located on THIS continent
What is Asia?
THIS was the name given to Suddartha Gautama after achieving enlightenment
What is the Buddha?
Someone who practices Hinduism is known as THIS
What is a Hindu?
THIS man is the Point God
Who is Qiano?
Definition: The ancient Indian class structure determined by birth, wealth, and occupation.
What is the Caste System?
THIS Ocean sits directly beneath India
What is the Indian Ocean?
THIS is a state of peace without any suffering; the end of the reincarnation cycle in Buddhism
What is Nirvana?
The Hindu God 'Shiva' is known as the ______________
What is the Destroyer or Transformer?
THIS ancient settlement in the Indus Valley is known for its advanced plumbing and drainage systems
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
Definition: The process of digging carefully and systematically from an area in order to find buried remains/artifacts
What is excavation?
What are the Himalayas?
THIS Buddhist concept taught that one could achieve enlightenment by following a series of steps
What is the Eightfold Path?
The ultimate goal of most Hindus is to achieve THIS
What is Moksha?
THIS is the name given to the currency used in India
What is the Rupee?
Definition: all powerful deity/force that resides in all beings and across the universe; reality itself. (Hinduism)
What is Brahman?
Cannot accept Brahma :(
What are the Indus and Ganges Rivers?
THIS Buddhist concept taught that life was about finding balance in the extremes
What is the Middle Way?
THIS was the group of people at the top of the Hindu 'Caste System'
What are Brahmins?
After the disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilizations, THIS group of people migrated into modern Indian territory
Who are the Aryans/Indo-Aryans?
Definition: A person who practices severe self-discipline and withholds from worldly pleasures, comforts, and material possessions
What is an ascetic?
THIS is the plateau that the Indian subcontinent sits on
What is the Deccan Plateau?
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, meditated under THIS famous fig tree for several weeks to achieve enlightenment?
What is the Bodhi Tree?
THIS was the name for the most ancient Hindu scriptures/texts
What are the Vedas?
List out ALL 4 Noble Truths
1. Bad/painful experiences are unavoidable
2. Suffering comes from desire/attachments
3. Suffering can be overcome by letting go of one's desires
4. You can let go of desires by following the Eightfold Path