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Eagles
Cowboys
Giants
Redskins
Steelers
100
Large landmass that juts out from a continent
What is a subcontinent?
100
Large mountain range that contains Mt. Everest
What is the Himalayas?
100
A physical activity comprised of special exercises and breathing. Hindus believe this activity will help free the soul from the cares of the world.
What is yoga?
100
Strong seasonal winds
What are monsoons?
100
Many Hindus and Buddhists practice this to help them focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness or relaxation.
What is meditation?
200
Buddhism came from what religion?
What is Hindu?
200
The religious and moral duties of Hindus.
What is dharma?
200
River that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea.
What is the Indus?
200
The representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form.
What is an avatar?
200
Founder of Buddhism
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
300
Most holy river of the Hindus
What is the Ganges?
300
This is the result of summer monsoons.
What is flooding rain?
300
Written language of the Aryans.
What is sanskrit?
300
Barrier that separates India from the rest of Asia.
What is the Himalayas?
300
This is the result of winter monsoons.
What is dry cold air?
400
Nomadic herders who migrated to the subcontinent
Who are the Aryans?
400
The sum total of all words, actions, deeds, and intent. The goal is to accumulate more good of this than bad.
What is karma?
400
The Aryans conquered the Dravidians and settled here.
What is the Indus River Valley?
400
After death, the soul is reborn into another living creature.
What is reincarnation?
400
The single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything.
What is brahman?
500
The Aryan term for a social class system.
What is a caste?
500
The "Enlightened One"
Who is Buddha?
500
According to Buddhism, if you reach this the cycle of reincarnation is broken.
What is nirvana?
500
According to Hindus, this is how a person's caste is determined.
What is the actions and behaviors in a previous life.
500
According to Buddha, the cure for human suffering
What is to end desire?