Mountains, Plains, & Rivers
Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian ocean and southern Asia
What is a monsoon?
Something people reach when they are free from all their earthly concerns. It is not a physical place, it is a spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness
What is nirvana?
People were considered members of a specific class based on their jobs and personal behavior, but mostly the class they were born into.
What is a varna?
The one universal spirit in Hinduism
Who is the Brahman?
To focus on ones thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness.
What is Meditating?
This mountain is 29,028 feet tall
How tall is Mount Everest?
The 8 steps to end suffering in Buddhism
What is the Eightfold path?
They were manual workers and servants.
What were the sudras?
The rebirth of the soul
What is reincarnation?
He later became known as the Buddha.
Who was Siddartha Gautama?
A dry highland between the mountains
What is the Deccan Plateau?
Four spiritual truths about life
What are the four noble truths?
Another name known for them is the dalits. They were the lowest rank and did they did filthy jobs.
What were the untouchables?
One of the religions that were spread orally first
What is Hinduism?
He grew up in a small kingdom in Himalaya
Where did the Buddha grow up?
They were used for farming, transportation, and trade
What were the three rivers used for?
He taught his ideas for more than 40 years
How long did the Buddha teach his ideas?
It's another word to describe the Jati system.
What does the word "caste" mean?
They are Hindu teaching that describe the search for Brahman
What are the Upanishads?
The Buddha or Siddartha Gautama was born this year
What is 563 B.C.E?
The Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra
What are the names of three famous rivers?
The Mahayana and the Theravada
What are the two Buddhist groups?
A powerful varna, they are governors and warriors who run the government and army.
What are Kshatriyas?
Obedience to the moral law of the universe.
What is dharma?
Buddhism's birth place
What is India?