Geography
What are the 2 mountain ranges located in Northern India?
The Himalayas and the Hindu Kush Mountains
What is reincarnation?
The rebirth of a soul in another living being
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha, founder of Buddhism
Who established the Maurya Empire in 321 BC?
Chandragupta Maurya
What was the Gupta Empire known as due to their advancements in technology and culture?
The Gupta Golden Age
What are the 2 major rivers that are located in India?
Indus River and Ganges River
What is Brahaman?
The universal soul that Hindus believe is present in all living things and connects everything in the universe
What is meditation?
Focusing your mind inward to find spiritual awareness
Who expanded the Mauryan Empire through conquest and war?
Ashoka
Tell me 3 achievements of the Gupta Empire?
Universities, Sculptures, Roads, Paintings, Literature, Metalwork and Mathematics
India is commonly referred to as this type of landform, meaning a large landmass that juts out from a continent.
Subcontinent
What are the 3 most important gods in the Hindu Religion?
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
To reach Nirvana, the state of eternal peace
What was the name of the conflict that caused death and suffering to people that caused Ashoka to convert to Buddhism?
The Kalinga War
What is significant about the mathematical discoveries of the Gupta Empire?
They invented the decimal system and the concept of 0
Why were the Indus and Ganges rivers important to ancient Indian civilizations?
They provided natural resources and made agriculture possible
How do Hindus build good karma?
By following their dharma
What type of religion is Buddhism?
Nontheistic
What religion did Ashoka convert to due to the effects from the Kalinga war?
Buddhism
How did the Gupta roads benefit trade?
They connected the empire to distant places and allowed easy travel for people, goods, and ideas
How did the Aryans arrive in India and what role did they play in the development of Indian culture?
The arrives drove horse drawn chariots and crossed through the passes in the Hindu Kush Mountains. Their culture blended with the native Indians' to create the unique culture in ancient India.
What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
What are the principles that Buddhists follow in their everyday life?
The Eightfold path, or the Middle Way
What was the name of the monuments that Ashoka built to spread Buddhist ideas throughout the Mauryan Empire?
Rock and Pillar Edicts
What kinds of courses were studied at the universities in the Gupta Empire?
Religion, Mathematics, Astronomy, Chemistry, and Sanskrit