Hinduism
The belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.
What is reincarnation
The founder of Buddhism was _____________________.
Who is Siddharta Gautama
A seasonal wind pattern in India that causes heavy rain and helps farmers of India are called _____________________.
What are monsoons
The __________________ checked on government official to make sure they were doing their jobs
What is the censorate
The highest mountains in the world are called the ____________________.
What are the Himulaya's
The force generated by a person's actions determines how a person will be reborn.
What is karma
The Buddha believed that suffering was caused by _____________________.
What is the attachment to the material things of this world
Indo-European nomadic peoples who created a new Indian society were called _________________.
Who are the Aryans
What was the first Chinese dynasty?
What is the Xia Dynasty
BONUS (200 PER QUESTION)
The main 2 rivers in Northern India are the ______________ and the __________________.
What are the Ganges, Indus
The law that requires everyone to do their duty is called __________.
What is dharma
The message that states:
1) Life is full of suffering
2) Suffering is caused by desires
3) To end suffering is to end desires
4) End desires by following the middle path
What are the 4 Noble Truths
Aryabhata, the most famous mathematician of the Gupta Empire, was one of the first scientists known to have used ________________.
What is Algebra
Known to the Chinese as the first teacher, or "Master Kung".
Who is Confucious
Both India and China are on what continent?
What is Asia
Hindus believed in the existence of a single force in the universe, a form of ultimate reality or God, called ___________________.
What is Brahman
The goal of Buddhism is to achieve wisdom. This is called ____________________.
What is nirvana
A set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential.
What is the Caste System
The ruler of the Qin Dynasty who took control at the age of 13.
Who is Qin Shihaungdi
BONUS (400 PER ANSWER)
What are the two major rivers of China called?
What is the Yellow River and Yangtze River.
Collections of hymns and religious ceremonies that were passed down orally and then eventually written down were called ____________________.
What are Vedas
What does bodhi mean?
What is wisdom
EXTRA POINTS (500 PER ANSWER)
The highest level of ancient Indians were called ______________, and the lowest level of people were called ___________________.
What are Brahman, Untouchables
The Great Wall of China was built to keep out which group of people?
Who are the Xiongnu
The name of the biggest desert in China.
Gobi Desert