Caste System
Who created the caste system?
The Aryans
Which holiday is knows as the Festival of Lights?
Diwali
Does Hinduism believe in the caste system?
Yes
Does Buddhism believe in the caste system?
No
Which empire came first, Gupta or Maurya?
Maurya
Why was the caste system created (2 possible answers)
Keep the aryans in power or skin color
Which holiday used colored powder that they throw at each other?
Holi
What is it called when you come back to life as something new after you die?
reincarnation
What do Buddhists do to focus their mind, body, and soul?
meditation
The Maurya leader believed in Buddhism and hated what?
Violence
What is another name for the different levels of the caste system?
Varnas
Which holidays made colored sand Rangoli designs?
Diwali
What are your duties called in Hinduism?
Dharma
What are you trying to get to in Buddhism?
Nirvana
Who made the decisions in the Gupta Empire?
Local leaders
What were the unskilled workers, farmers, or servants called?
Shudras or Sudras
What are diyas?
Clay lamps
How do you get to the next level in Hinduism?
Do your dharma and get good kharma.
Buddhism believes that our suffering is from focusing on what?
The wrong things or earthly things
The Gupta Empire people had a position in society with political rights and obligations. What is this called?
Citizenship
Give 2 other names for the Dalits (must get both names for full points)
Untouchables and outcastes
What religion are Holi and Diwali a part of?
Hinduism
Who started Hinduism?
We don’t know.
Who started Buddhism?
A rich prince or Siddhartha Gautama.
The Maurya empire set up government officials to make rules. What is this called? HARD ONE
Bureaucracy