Vocab
India Part 1
Hinduism
Buddhism
India Part II
100
Payment of a bride's family to the groom
What is a dowry
100
Early Indus cities were built on this type of pattern
What is a grid
100
Union with Brahman
What is moksha
100
The founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
100
Second group to unite India, had many great achievements
Who are the Guptas
200
Caste comprised of merchants
Vaisya
200
In 800 BC the discovery of this made rapid improvements in technology
What is iron
200
Actions affect your next life
What is karma
200
The goal of Buddhism
What is nirvana
200
Head of Indian household
What is father or oldest male
300
Moral and Religious Obligations
What is dharma
300
Two early cities known as the twin capitas
What is Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
300
Founder of Hinduism
No single founder
300
Buddhists reject the caste system because
Nirvana is possible for all.
300
Roads connected India to
What is China and the Middle East
400
Enlightened One
What is Buddha
400
Collection of hymns, chants and other religious instruction
What is vedas
400
Dharma and karma help ensure social order by supporting
What is the caste system
400
Buddhists believe the fourth noble truth is to
What is follow the eight fold path
400
A women's dharma in Indian society is to (3 things)
What is Marry, raise children and show complete devotion to her husband
500
Blending of two or more cultures
What is acculturation
500
Chief god of early Aryans
Who is Indra
500
How does Hinduism form
Overlapping belief systems or acculturation
500
What Siddhartha saw when he left his palace (Must get all three)
An old man, a sick man and a dead man
500
A women's creative energy
What is shatki
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