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The Mystery of the Indus
Hinduism
The Festival of Lights
Buddha
Jataka Tales and King Asoka
100
Name of the mountain range in India that acts like a "wall".
What are the Himalayas?
100
Name of a person who moves around herding animals.
What is a nomad?
100
Another name of "The Festival of Lights"
What is "Diwali"?
100
When Buddha was a boy he was called...
What is "Siddhartha"?
100
Name of the person who told Jataka Tales.
Who is "Buddha"?
200
The Hindu's Holy River in India
What is the Ganges River?
200
Number of "gods" that the Hindu people believed in.
What is three?
200
The name of the goddess that comes during the Festival of Lights?
What is "Lakshmi"?
200
When Buddha was a boy, his father was very strict and would not let him out of the palace. Why?
Because he did not want him to see any suffering or anything "bad".
200
All Jataka tales teach a lesson called a...
What is "a moral"?
300
An early city in India
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
300
The Hindus divided themselves into groups called...
What is "castes"?
300
Name one thing that Mandri had to do to get ready for The Festival of Lights.
What is "clean her house"?
300
What it was called when Siddhartha stopped eating.
What is "fasting"?
300
Peace and freedom from rebirth
What is "Nirvana"?
400
A small statue that the Indus Valley people made jewelry for.
What is a figurine?
400
Name of the Hindu's holy book.
What is the "Rig-Veda"?
400
Name the special clothing that Mandri wore during the festival.
What is a sari?
400
Where Siddhartha went to think things over.
What is "the tree of wisdom"?
400
Many hospitals were built by this person.
Who is "King Asoka"?
500
The Aryan's came to India from....
What is "Central Asia"?
500
The Hindu idea of rebirth
What is "reincarnation"?
500
The time of year that The Festival of Lights is celebrated.
What is "autumn" or "fall" or "Halloween" or "at the time os the Hindu New Year"?
500
Who is "Buddha" and what does his name mean?
What is "Siddhartha" and "the enlightened one"?
500
How could the richest and most powerful man in India feel jealous of a poor beggar on the side of the road?
He felt bad that the war had hurt so many people. Asoka was very sorry and wanted to lead a better life.