Long poems that Aryan warrior-herders sang while celebrating their heroes.
What are epics?
200
The three most important gods in Hinduism.
Which are Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Siva, the destroyer.
200
All people suffer and know sorrow, People suffer because their desires bind them to the cycle of rebirth, people could end their suffering by eliminating their desires, one could eliminate desire by following the Eightfold path.
What are the four noble truths?
200
Indian Civilization blossomed during the reign of Chandragupta's grandson called _____________
Who is Azoka?
200
The Gupta empire's main religion.
What is Hinduism?
300
System of four main social classes called Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras.
What is Varnas?
300
The Hindu's religious writings.
What are the Upanishads?
300
A state of freedom from the cycle of rebirth
What is Nirvana?
300
Laws written in local languages carved on rocks and on tall stone pillars throughout the Mauryan empire.
What are the Rock Edicts?
300
_________ exaggerated the benefits of Gupta rule, but provided a useful glimpse into indian life.
Who is Faxian?
400
What does the section of Bhagavad Gita in the epic called Mahabharata teach?
What is the concept of Dharma?
400
The rebirth of soul.
What is Reincarnation?
400
The Eightfold Path.
What is to know the truth, resist evil, say nothing to hurt others, respect life, work for the good of others, free their minds of evil, control their thoughts and practice meditation.
400
Free hospitals, veterinary clinics, and fine roads.
What are Asoka's public projects?
400
The major language in Northern India.
What is the Sanskrit?
500
Name of the ideal king and his faithful wife in the Aryan epics
What is Rama and Sita?
500
_________ founded Jainism, a new religion that rejected sacrifices and rigid Hindu social divisions.
Who is Mahavira?
500
The two branches of Buddhism
What are Theravada and Mahayana?
500
The fall of the Mauryan empire occured when the _____________ was assasinated.
Who is the last Mauryan ruler?
500
Some of the Gupta mathematicians achievements.
What is to develop the principles of Algebra, to explain the concept of infinity and to invent the concept of zero?