Geography
What is a subcontinent?
What is the Buddha's name?
Siddhartha Gautama
What Gods are in the Hindu Trinity?
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
Indus River Valley Language was recently discovered. True or False?
False
What is a Bureaucracy?
System of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of the government.
What two mountain ranges were created by the continental drift of India?
Himalaya's and Hindu-Kush
What does "Ascetic" mean?
Ascetic: practice of severe self discipline for religious reasoning
What is the Upanishad?
Holy text, conversations between teacher and students, basic beliefs of Hinduism, guide to achieving Moksha
When did this civilization emerge?
Around 3000 BCE
How was Asoka related to Chandragupta?
He was his grandson
What type of winds happen in the summer and winter time?
Monsoons
What are the two branches of Buddhism?
Theravada and Mahayana
What is the word for “Reincarnation”?
Samsara
What did this civilization trade?
Traded brightly colored cotton for jewelry, silver, copper, and gold
What are some achievements of the Gupta Culture?
New textiles, literature, and medical practices, math, astronomy
What are the two rivers that go through the Indus River Valley?
Indus and Ganges
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
1. Everyone suffers and knows sorrow, 2. We suffer because our desires bind us to the cycle of rebirth, 3. We can end our suffering by eliminating our desires, 4. We can eliminate our desires by following the Eightfold Path (the “middle way”)
List the Four Varnas in order top to bottom!
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
The Construction of the cities contained what? Will take a few answers
Well planned grid pattern, indoor plumbing, raised platforms for flooding, weights and measurements
What are some of Asoka's Buddhist Policies?
Encouraged vegetarian lifestyle, Limited Hindu animal sacrifices, Sent missionaries to China and Sri Lanka, Asoka ordered the construction of many Stupas to honor Buddha.
Which people invaded the Indus River Valley and then continued to travel down through India?
Aryans
What is cultural diffusion and why is Buddhism an example of it?
Cultural Diffusion: spread of culture and beliefs - It spreads to China through missionaries and traders
How do you achieve Moksha?
Achieving moksha requires understanding the relationship between Atman & Brahman
Name a theory to why this civilization might have disappeared
Tectonic plates shifted, natural disasters, agriculture depleted due to overuse, invasion by the Aryans
What was the name of the war that enlightened Asoka to convert into Buddhism?
Kalinga