This religion makes a major comeback during the Guptan empire?
What is Hinduism
100
The Kushan's aquired a majority of their wealth through this practice?
What is trade
100
The Dalits are also know as the?
What is Untouchables
100
The British aligned themselves with which caste?
What are Brahmins
100
What is Soma?
What is an herbal drink
200
This Chinese Buddhist monk traveled along the Silk Road and visited India in the 500CE.
Who is Fa-Hsien?
200
The Kushan's started their migration from this modern day country in central Asia?
What is Kazakhstan
200
The caste system was believe to have been brought to India via the Aryans and the Vedas, what was it originally intended to classify?
What is occupations
200
After the British Raj take power in 1757, exploiting the caste system for social control, they quickly pass law to...?
What is ban on the discrimination of lower castes
200
What is a significant threat the Hindu's believe Buddhist posed to their way of life?
What is abolition of the caste system and the lack of belief in many gods
300
Please list at least two goods that were traded during the Guptan empire? From China to Africa?
What is silk, cotton, spices, horses, gold, ivory, rice, wheat, spices
300
The most notable of the all the Guptan leaders was?
What is Kanishka the Great
300
The daily influence of the caste system can be classified in (3) discernible areas of life?
What is marriage, meals, and religious worship
300
In 1928, the untouchables were allowed to do what for the very first time?
What is worship in temple with higher caste members
300
Why was Tamil Nadu referred to as the heart of India?
What is ancient culture and fertility
400
The Guptan period brought some amazing advancements in Medicine, name two?
What is Printed medicinal guides, Plastic Surgery, C-sections performed, 1000's diseases classified, Inoculations, 500 Medicinal Plants identified
400
The Kushans were predominantly ________ , but also incorporated Buddhist beliefs into their religious practices.
What is Zoroastrian
400
The Caste system was not only limited to Hinduism, what are two other religious that participated in the practice of caste organization?
What is Islam and Christianity
400
During India's Muslim rule, this ironic act began to re-solidify the caste system?
What is villagers used the caste system as a vote of confidence to affirm their Hindu identity
400
What does the wheel on the Indian flag stand for?
What is Ashoka's Wheel of Edicts
500
Continued invasion by this group signaled the end of the Gupta Golden Age?
What is White Huns or Huns
500
The Kushans were not native to India, how did they help win over the support of the people? With which empire(s) did they predominately trade?
What is religious freedom, tolerance, and openness. Empires: Persia, Rome, China
500
During the reign of the Mughals, Brahmins lost a substantial amount of influence and power, what source of work did they rely on to subsidize their income?
What is farming and agriculture
500
In 1908, this discovery outside of Peshawar, Pakistan confirmed the myth of...?
What is Kanishka's Great Stuppa
500
Why were there Jews in Muziris? What were they doing there? Where did they come from? How did they get there?
What is Early Jews from Iraq arrived over sea routes and established warehouses to cure and sell pepper.