Ancient India 1
Name one of the three major Indian Gods
Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva
Which word goes where?
If you do your ___, you will have good ___.
karma dharma
dharma
karma
What is the sacred text of Hinduism called?
Vedas
What determines the form you will be reincarnated?
karma
Where did the Aryans settle?
Indus River Valley
What is a sub continent ?
A large Peninsula with water on 3 sides
Who started the religion of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Himalayan Mountains
Who started the Maurya Empire in 325 BC which was the first great Indian Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Who brought their language, culture, and religion to India?
Aryans
Which Empire started in AD 325
The Gupta Empire
According to the 4 noble truths what causes suffering?
Desire and wanting
Dividing people into four fixed social classes is called...
the caste system.
Who was the highest on the caste system?
Brahmin
Who was 2nd in importance on the caste system?
Vaisyas, Brahmins, Sudras, Kshatriyas?
Kshatriyas
India is on what continent?
Asia
Which of the following is a legacy of Indian Astronomy?
The mathematical concept of zero
Where in India did the Aryan's migrate to
Harappa (Indus R Valley)and the Deccan Plateau
These people had no place in society.
Untouchables
Hindus believed in the rebirth of the...
soul
If all Hindu rules were followed, a person could be reborn into a higher caste. What is this called?
reincarnation
What was their written language called?
Sanskrit
This Emperor ruled over India during its Golden Age
Chandra Gupta II
Where did the Aryans migrate from ?
North of the Hindu Kush Mountains
A person could not get into a higher caste during...
their lifetime
Who would have been in the Brahmin caste?
Kings, priests, farmers, merchants?
Priests
What Mauryan Emperor converted to Buddhism and was responsible for constructing roads and spreading the Buddhist faith throughout Asia ?
Asoka
Which of these would have been in the Vaisya caste?
Unskilled workers, farmers, priests, warriors?
farmers
What did the Gupta Empire bring to India
The Golden age : science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy.
What is the oldest of the four Vedas
The Rigveda