Ancient India Religion
Hinduism has more than one god. What is the term that means "more than one god?"
Polytheistic
The first ruler of the Mauryan dynasty
Chandra Gupta
What are the 4 sacred texts of Hinduism called?
What are the Vedas?
Part of a continent, large land mass
Subcontinent
A Hindu social class system you are born into and determined by your job
Caste System
Who started the religion of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta's son continued the________ empire. _________was the man of peace, hated killings, and spread Buddhism throughout India.
Mauryan, Ashoka
The name of the Hindu's written language
What is Sanskrit?
What were the seasonal winds called that impacted the Indus Valley Civilization?
Monsoons
What group of common workers is at the bottom of the caste system
Sudras
If all Hindu rules were followed, a person could be reborn into a higher caste. What is this called?
reincarnation
Second Indian Empire was called.
Gupta Dynasty
The real name of the Buddha.
Siddhartha Gutama
______________________ ruled the Gupta Empire during India's Golden Age.
Chandra Gupta II
These people were not even on the caste system and had no place in Indian society.
Who are the Untouchables?
If you do your ___, you will have good ___.
dharma
karma
What were the two Mathematics advancements during the Golden Age of India besides wealth and stability?
A state of perfect happiness and peace
What is Nirvana?
Name the two ancient cities during the Indus River Valley Civilization
Mohenjo Daro and Harrappa
Who are the Kshatriyas?
Warriors / rulers
The three most important Hindu gods?
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
Ancient Indians were among the first to practice ______________, which is stimulating mild forms of disease so people develop immunity to more serious forms.
inoculation
Name the top of the caste system group who were priests?
Brahmins
Which mountain range acted as a natural barrier and separated India from China?
Himalayan Mountains
Who are the Vaisyas on the caste system?
Merchants / farmers
What did the Buddha believe was the main reason people suffer?
wanting material/worldly things
After Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire declined because...
later rulers were less skillful
The concept of dharma means
do their duty, universal rules of their jati system.
Where is much of South Asia’s most fertile land located?
along the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra Rivers
Which of the following best describes Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
well-planned cities built of mud-brick
What is the core belief of Jainism?
nonviolence towards all living things.
What helped make Chandragupta Maurya an effective leader of the Mauryan Empire?
1. A wise adviser helped him govern. 2. He divided the empire into many provinces. 3. A bureaucracy helped him rule.
Buddhists seek enlightenment by practicing ___________, which involves focusing one’s thoughts to gain.
meditation
Why do archaeologists believe the Indus Valley people abandoned their cities and settlements?
severe drought, major floods, earthquakes
What are the Vedas?
early Aryan religious texts