"Life is suffering" is the first of the ____________ _______ __________.
What are the Four Noble Truths?
100
The idea of passing through many lives to reach the universal spirit.
What is reincarnation?
100
The first two major cities of ancient India.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
100
A river in northern India considered sacred by all Indians.
What is the Ganges River?
100
A large landmass separated by mountains.
What is a subcontinent?
200
The Buddha was born with the name _________ _________.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
200
The consequences of how a person lives. Also determines whether a person moves closer to the Brahman in the next life.
What is karma?
200
The Macedonian leader who conquered northern India after the Persians.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
This amazing feat of engineering was in India's first cities. Sewer systems and water drainage systems the likes of which would not be seen until thousands of years later in Rome. In which city would you find the "Great Bath"?
What is Mohenjo-daro?
200
This is the written language used by the Aryans.
What is Sanskrit?
300
A religion that many Hindus considered simpler compared to the Hindus' many gods. It was especially appealing to those in the lower castes.
What is Buddhism?
300
The universal spirit in Hinduism.
What is Brahman?
300
This civilization was approximately 5 million and was at its height around 5,000 years ago.
What is the Harrappan civilization?
300
They created the symbols for the numbers 1 - 9 that we use today.
Who were Gupta mathematicians?
300
This person is the leader of Tibet and is considered to be the reincarnation of the Buddha.
Who is the Dalai Lama?
400
Don't gossip, don't steal, do good work...these are things included in the ______ _______.
What is the Eightfold Path?
400
The people who brought their religion to India combining with the local religion to create Hinduism.
Who are the Aryans?
400
This Mauryan leader was inspired by meeting Alexander the Great
Who was Chandragupta Maurya?
400
This is a set way, or series of steps to solve a problem, invented by Gupta mathematicians and still used in mathematics today.
What is an algorithm?
400
King Ashoka controlled everything from this capital city.
What is Pataliputra?
500
Siddhartha Gautama was born a _____________.
What is a prince?
500
The divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste or jati.
What is dharma?
500
The second most commented on text in the world
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
500
The _____________ River Valley is the site of Harrappa and Mohenjo-daro, civilizations that are 5,000 years old.
What is the Indus River?
500
The ancient Indian practice where a women is expected to kill herself after her husband dies.