Hinduism
Liberation from reincarnation.
What is Moksha?
More than two million Buddhists currently live here.
What is the United States?
Aryabhata discovered that this shines because it reflects sunlight. The motion of the earth and this also cause eclipses.
What is the moon?
A popular short story during the Gupta empire that had a moral at the end.
What is a fable?
Most historians think that this is how Indo-Aryan culture spread.
What is gradual mixing?
Avoid doing harm to any living thing.
What is Ahimsa?
Although there are more than 400 million throughout the world, few Buddhists still practice here.
What is India?
Where the people of the Indus Valley stored surplus crops.
What are granaries?
The power and authority of their ruler determined the strength of this empire.
What is the Maurya Empire?
The name of the lowest varna, who's members did farm work and other manual work.
What is the Sudras?
A person's duty to do what is right.
What is dharma?
The serious cause/effect in which your actions now determine your future.
What is karma?
Asoka, Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta, and Chandra Gupta II were all...
What are Indian emperors?
The strongest kingdom in India before the Maurya empire.
What is Magadha?
People were born into these social groupings based on skill.
What are varnas?
One supreme consciousness; all of the gods that Indians worship.
What is Brahman?
The main focus of Mahayana Buddhists.
What is Buddha's compassion?
Advances in art and engineering were two of this group's achievements.
What are the Guptas?
Founded the Gupta Empire.
Who is Chandra Gupta I?
Scholars believe that the cities in this highly developed civilization showed a high level of planning.
What is the Indus Valley?
"For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal (unending), ever-existing and primeval (ancient and original). He is not slain when the body is slain." This quote illustrates what central part of Hinduism?
What is reincarnation?
According to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, what must be overcome to end suffering?
What is all selfish desires?
In order, the Indus, Vedic, Maurya, and Gupta are all ancient cultures and empires from _____.
What is Ancient India.
To conquer Magadha, Chandragupta attacked this first.
What is the borders?
The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were located near this geographical feature, providing rich soil that produced plentiful crops.
What is a river?