Why did Siddhartha give up his life of wealth and luxury?
He wanted to understand suffering and death.
100
Who is the supreme God in Hinduism?
Brahma
100
What are two things we know about the cities of the early Indus Valley?
They were well organized, built on raised mounds, had wide streets, each house had a bathroom, and trash emptied into a chute to the street.
100
What is a caste system?
A system in which you inherited your social class from your parents.
200
What are the season wind patterns called in India?
Monsoons
200
What are the following known as in Buddhism?
- All life includes suffering.
- Suffering comes from wanting things one doesn't have.
- People can avoid suffering if they end their selfish desires.
- The way to overcome selfish desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
The Four Noble Truths
200
What is karma?
The sum of a persons actions (good and bad).
200
What is the language of the early Indus River Valley?
Sanskrit
200
What group of people in the caste system did the jobs that no one else wanted to do?
The Untouchables
300
Why is India called a subcontinent?
It is very large and it is isolated from the rest of Asia.
300
What prediction were Siddhartha's parents told when he was born?
He would either become the leader of the universe of he would become an important holy figure.
300
Hindus believe that a persons dharma and karma influence what?
Reincarnation
300
What crop were the people in the Indus River Valley the first to grow to make clothing from?
Cotton
300
What group was at the top of the caste system?
Brahmins
400
What natural barriers block India from the rest of Asia?
The ocean to the south and the mountains to the north.
400
Missionaries spread Buddhism throughout Asia. Name two countries where it was spread.
Korea, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Japan, China
400
When a person is released from the cycle of reincarnation they have received what?
Moksha
400
What happened to the Indus Valley civilization?
No one knows because there are no records.
400
Over time, what happened to the caste system?
More castes appeared and rules became more strict
500
Name one of the two major river systems in India.
Ganges or Indus
500
What were the four passing sights Siddhartha Gautama saw when he left the palace walls?
Sickness, death, old age, and a holy man
500
The Way of Devotion, the Way of Knowledge, and the Way of Works are called what in Hinduism?
The Three Paths to God
500
Why did the civilization start on a river?
It gave them food, fresh water to drink, a place to travel and trade on, and fertile soil to plant in.
500
Why was the caste system not good?
It limited people's freedom, you couldn't move up to a new class, you couldn't marry outside of your caste.