Religion
What event caused Buddha to leave his life of luxury and search for enlightenment?
When Siddhartha was 29 and had a newborn son he ventured out of the palace and was overwhelmed with the suffering he saw around him. He decided to leave his royal life the next day and search for answers to end the suffering that perplexed him so greatly.
A traditional Raga piece is broken into how many sections?
3
Which Mauryan emperor took over a kingdom and exiled the King for insulting him?
Chanakya
What is the lowest caste and what profession do they have?
Farmers, laborers, and servants were Shudras, the lowest caste.
"to ride a horse, to draw a bow, and ________" were general goals of the Persian Empire.
Speak the truth
Name one difference between Hinduism and Islam?
Hindus worshipped many different gods, while the Muslims had only one - Allah. Muslims believed that all people were equal before Allah, but Hindus lived by the caste system. Hindus believed cows were sacred, but Muslims ate cows; Muslims thought pork was unclean, but some non-vegetarian Hindus ate pork. You can see the beliefs of each were repugnant to the other!
Name a difference between Western and Indian Music?
Indian music is made up of many different microtones, which are sounds in between the notes we use in Western music. In Western music there are major scales and minor scales, and the notes are the same when going both up and down the scale. However, in Indian music there can be one set of notes going up and a different set coming down. There must be at least five different tones, and no more than seven. There are different ragas for each time of day and different ragas for each season. While Western music usually portrays a range of emotions, a raga focuses just on one, elaborating on it in great detail.
Name one breakthrough of Guptan Society.
ndian doctors figured out a way to give injections of cowpox to help stop epidemics of smallpox. This was a thousand years before anything like this was tried in Europe! Also, Indian surgeons knew how to set broken bones, do minor plastic surgery to repair ears and noses, and sterilize their tools. Mathematicians of the Gupta period were the first to use a number system based on ten, and understood the concept of zero.
Who fought against the caste system and renamed the “untouchables”.
Gandhi
What did the Persians use to record their history?
Poetry
How did Buddhism spread after Buddha's death?
At first most Buddhists were Indian until many began to travel along the silk road trading their goods and spreading the wisdom of Buddha. In China Buddhism was growing by the thousands. Many contribute this to the silk road and the number of merchants that made their way to China via The Silk Road.
What is considered the most important part of Indian cuisine?
Spices
Which Mauryan emperors was known for their extreme brutality?
Ashoka
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Name one group of people that were descendants of the Aryans?
The Phoenicians, Persians and Hittites were descendants of the Aryans.
Name the Four Noble Truths.
Buddha said that the way to reach nirvana was to detach yourself from earthly life and to let go of all desires. His first teaching is called the Four Noble Truths. These are that there is suffering, the cause of suffering is wanting, suffering can end completely, and that the Eightfold Path is the way to the cure
How is singing used in Indian Music?
The voice plays a large part in Indian music. Indian singing is very different from Western singing. The words may have little importance, and occasionally are just nonsense syllables.
What happened when the Muslims took over India?
Profound religious differences created problems between the Hindus and Muslims, and many Hindus were killed, and their land confiscated.
Who are the untouchables?
Outcasts had the strictest rules of all. These people were supposed to live outside the village and not mix with anyone, they were called "untouchables."
The Persians began to build the largest Middle Eastern empire that had existed up to that time under the rule of this Emperor.
Cyrus the Great
The caste system is an intricate part of which religion?
Hinduism
Persians have traditionally expressed their history and philosophy through
verse or poetry
Name one of the changes in Emperor Ashoka’s behavior throughout his life.
Buddhist texts describe Ashoka walking around the battle field once the war was over and being overwhelmed by all of the dead bodies and blood. It was at that point that Ashoka converted to Buddhism and in 260 BCE he made Buddhism the state religion. Ashoka is credited for the spread of Buddhism worldwide. He even made laws that reflected ancient Hindu and Buddhist ideals of non-violence and compassion.
Name one rule that the untouchables have to follow?
n certain parts of southern India people were not even allowed to be seen by a member of a higher caste. In these areas the untouchables were forced to sleep and stay hidden during the day and do their work at night. The jobs that the untouchables held were jobs such as anything that had to do with ending life such as fishing, killing or disposing of sick or dead animals, working with human sewer or even a job that caused a great deal of sweat made you untouchable.
Why were the Phoenicians known as the carriers of civilizations?
They became sailors, fishermen, builders and merchants. By learning to read the stars, they became skilled at sailing at night, which allowed them to travel long distances more easily. As they traveled from place to place, the Phoenicians spread the ideas, language and culture of the ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. They also carried many different material goods far and wide. They became known as “carriers of civilization.”