Hinduism
Geography
Leaders
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Buddhism
100
This is the Hindus most sacred of all texts.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
100
India's movie industry, the largest in the world, is located in this city. Sound familiar?
What is Bollywood?
100
This first king of Magadha was the first to unite the empires of India.
Who is Chandagupta Maurya?
100
MLK Jr. and Gandhi both believed in this practice of nonviolence.
What is ahimsa?
100
Buddhists share this belief in a cycle of rebirth with Hindus.
What is reincarnation?
200
Hinduism is a religion with many gods, so it is this type of religion.
What is polytheistic?
200
These mountains separate India from China.
What are the Himalayas?
200
He is considered the greatest of all Indian kings.
Who is Asoka?
200
If it wasn't for these people, we may be using totally numbers. Their business was booming!
Who are Arab traders?
200
He is the original Buddhist.
Who is Siddhartha Guatama?
300
If it wasn't for this religion, Hinduism wouldn't exist.
What is Brahmanism?
300
This river stretches southwest of the Hindu-Kush mountains.
What is the Indus River?
300
The teachings of Mohandas Gandhi inspired this great American Civil Rights leader in the 1960's.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
300
This class system locks people into a social class from the moment of birth with no way to escape it.
What is the caste system?
300
The Buddha taught about 4 insights to reality called this.
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
400
These people who migrated from the north helped develop Hinduism by blending their culture with the original Indian inhabitants.
Who are the the Aryans?
400
The 20-foot tall iron structure in this city is an amazing feat of ancient metal working.
What is Delhi?
400
This man could be called the Shakespeare of Ancient India. His plays are still popular today.
Who is Kaladasa?
400
This language has been used by the educated classes of India for thousands of years.
What is Sanskrit?
400
Following this could lead to nirvana, the end of suffering.
What is the 8-Fold Path?
500
Hindus believe in many dieties but these are the 3 most important.
Who are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva?
500
Even though Buddhism started in this country, it is not a popular religion there these days.
What is India?
500
Under this king, India experienced a golden age which brought forth great advancements in literature, art, and mathematics.
Who is Chandra Gupta II?
500
The numbers 1 through 9 are called these.
What are Hindu-Arabic numerals?
500
also known as (a.k.a.) "the enlightened one"
Who is the Buddha?