A great king from the Mauryan Dynasty.
A strong military leader.
Converted people and himself to Buddhism, however, let people practice Hinduism if they wanted to.
What is Asoka?
100
Trade brought wealth to this valley.
What is Indus Valley?
100
A large, long-necked Indian lute with movable frets, played with a wire pick.
What is sitar?
100
_______is the official language of Bangladesh.
What is Bengali?
100
Who is the tallest basketball player in the world?
What is Manute Boll - 2.31m?
200
A member of the highest Hindu caste, that of the priesthood. (In Hinduism).
An eternal spirit.
What is Brahman?
200
The biggest, with more than 19 million people, is the Indian city of_____(formerly Bombay).
What is Mumbai?
200
English traders built a string of trading posts along the coasts, with forts to protect them, during the 1600s. In 1707 the English and the Scots joined together to form the United Kingdom.
What is East India Company?
200
A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak. It teaches belief in one God and stresses doing good deeds as the way to escape the cycle of reincarnation and join with God.
What is Sikhism?
300
An Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama, who renounced his wealth and social position. After becoming 'enlightened' he enunciated the principles of Buddhism.
What is Buddha?
300
Two countries were fighting about the ownership of the region. India and Pakistan have fought several wars over this matter. Because both nations have nuclear weapons, people worry about the outbreak of a nuclear war. However, India and Pakistan have held peace talks. They have developed better relations, but they have not been able to settle their dispute.
What is Kashmir?
300
A long, rectangular piece of cloth that is draped gracefully around the body.
What is sari?
300
A Hindu spring festival celebrated in February or March in honor of Krishna.
What is Holi?
400
He was the most popular Indian leader. He opposed violence in all forms. Instead, he protested British rule using non-violent civil disobedience, the refusal to obey unjust laws using peaceful protests.
What is Mohandas Gandhi?
400
Written about 100 bc., and is very long-about 88,000 verses. It describes a great war for control of an Indian kingdom about 1,000 years earlier. The best known section in this ancient text is the Bhagavad Gita or “Song of the Lord”.
What is Mahabharata?
400
"blowing out" - the ultimate goal of all Buddhists, the extinction of desire and any sense of individual selfhood, resulting in liberation from samsara and its limiting conditions. The state of endless joy and peace.
What is nirvana?
500
The greatest Mongul ruler, added new lands to the empire, lowered taxes, and supported the arts. He brought peace to his empire by treating all his people fairly. The majority of Hindus were allowed to worship freely and to serve in the government.
What is Akbar?
500
A Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India. Thousands of jati still exist, especially in India, but as people adopt modern ways, jati are becoming less important.